Legal Opinion
W. T. Jackson and Joe Solis v. William Duke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1958No. 17099PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. 1 William Duke, appellee, sued “W. C.” (W. T.) Jackson and Joe Solis for damages for an unlawful assault upon him “under color of law * * * acting in their official capacity as police officers of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.” The complaint alleges, and the evidence supports the allegations, that the assault was unprovoked and brutal. 2 The jury found “for the plaintiff and against the defendants for $5,000”. The trial court entered judgment against defendants, jointly and severally, for $5,000. We…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bomar v. KeyesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- United States v. A. H. Fischer Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- C. S. Grandey v. Pacific Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Chester Lee Mohler v. Earl Miller, Orville Phillippe, John Truchly, Joseph Brown and Peppino PuleoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Harry James Flynn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Gonzales v. WyattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Robert Leon Jenkins, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Roberta B. Jenkins v. F. W. AverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Jim Beard and Hubbard Beard v. Melvin StephensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Ingram v. KumarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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