Legal Opinion
Acoff v. Abston
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1985No. 83-7248PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Lewellyn Acoff filed this suit under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) against the City of Tuscaloosa and police officers D.E. Abston and J.T. Reed. Acoff claimed that certain injuries inflicted on him by the officers violated his constitutional rights under the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Acoff appeals from the district court’s order granting directed verdicts for all the defendants, while the defendants cross-appeal from an earlier denial of their motion to dismiss the complaint. We affirm the district court’s denial of the motion to dismiss but on the basis…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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