Legal Opinion
William C. Cameron v. John C. Brock
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1973No. 72-1563, 1564PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The appellants, the sheriff of Ham-blen County, his bonding company and two deputies, appeal a civil judgment obtained by jury verdict under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3).
The case arises from a heated 1970 campaign for sheriff in an East Tennessee County, in which the defendant-appellant sheriff was challenged for reelection. The appellee was an active supporter of the incumbent’s opponent.
On the night before the election, at about 6 p. m., Sheriff Brock had a meeting with his supporters in Morristown to discuss a strongly worded pamphlet being distributed by his opposition…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Regina Lee Azar v. James R. ConleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Tredwell A. Harrison and M. Gale Harrison v. William G. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Ivy v. OsborneTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by125 opinions
- Alan Aulson Et Ux. Maureen Aulson v. Charles BlanchardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- James H. McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Company, International Brotherhood of Electricalworkers, Local 605 Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Barbara Girard v. 94th Street and Fifth Avenue CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Marjorie Glasson v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Keating v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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