Legal Opinion
Francis v. Crafts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 22, 1953No. 4712_1PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
Here again is a complaint for damages under the Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 43, filed in the court below pursuant to the jurisdictional provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The action was brought against a large number of officials of the Commonwealth of ' Massachusetts, including the present appellee,' the Honorable Frederic A. Crafts, Special Justice of the Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex.
So far as concerns Judge Crafts, the complaint alleged that on March 19, 1940, in utter disregard of plaintiff’s constitutional rights, this defendant, in his capacity as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Picking v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Cobb v. City of MaldenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Yates v. LansingCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1811
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Sylvester Lockhart, Jr. v. Charles A. Hoenstine, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Charles Baker v. F & F Investment, Sidney Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Horton E. Ryan, Individually and as Next Friend of Shana Ryan v. W. T. ScogginCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
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