Legal Opinion
Horace Wilkins v. Gordon Lee Whitaker, Detective, H.P.P.D. John Faircloth, Chief of Police, H.P.P.D.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1983No. 80-6577PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Horace Wilkins brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Detective Gordon Whitaker and Chief John Faircloth of the High Point, North Carolina Police Department. Wilkins alleged that Detective Whitaker unlawfully searched his car and removed property from it which was never returned. Chief Faircloth was sued on a theory of respondeat superior. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and we affirm.
In the early morning of March 11, 1978, Officer Powell of the High Point Police Department received a radio message directing him to the…
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