Legal Opinion
Love v. Davis
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 13, 1973No. Civ. A. 13262PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiff to recover damages, individually and for her minor children, for the fatal shooting of John Love. The complaint, fairly read, states a claim under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, and those statutes’ jurisdictional correlative, 28 U.S.C. § 1343, vests us with power to hear the case.
Cast as plaintiff in this suit is Pearlie Lee Love, wife of the decedent; and as defendants, H. N. Davis, Sheriff of Bienville Parish; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, surety on the Sheriff’s official bond; Winston Spinks, Deputy Sheriff; Ernest…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Robert Leon Jenkins, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Roberta B. Jenkins v. F. W. AverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- David L. Joseph v. James H. RowlenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Jones v. HildebrantSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- Delaney v. DiasDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
- Human Rights Commission v. AssadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Ascani v. HughesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Jones v. MarshallDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
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