Legal Opinion
Albert T. Ehlers v. City of Decatur, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1980No. 78-2020PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
In 1975 appellant Ehlers placed a “For Rent” sign on his property in Decatur, Georgia, in violation of a city ordinance that prohibited such signs. Decatur police removed the sign, and in 1977 Ehlers brought this suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged that the ordinance deprived him of various constitutional rights and that he had been unable to rent his property as a result of the city’s action. 1 The district court granted summary judgment for the city on the ground that Ehlers had not complied with Georgia’s ante-litem notice statute, Ga.Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of WillingboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Frederick Robert Paine v. Ben L. Baker, Supervisor of Records, and the North Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Betty Q. Keasler Rubin v. Marie L. O'KOrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Doss v. LongDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
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