Legal Opinion
McDaniel v. Carroll
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1972No. 71-1871PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
The actions in the District Court were brought under the Civil Rights Act1 against the Sheriff of Blount County, Tennessee, the Deputy Sheriff, and the surety on the Sheriff’s bond, to recover compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs when they were shot by the Deputy as he was endeavoring to serve an arrest warrant.
The cases were consolidated and tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of each plaintiff against all of the defendants, for both compensatory and punitive damages. The sheriff and his surety have…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Casey D. Stengel v. Raymond L. Belcher, Individually and as a Police Officer of the Policedepartment of the City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. StarasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Lawrence Hill, (90-3923), Cross-Appellant (90-3826) v. Ronald C. Marshall, Terry Morris, (90-3803), Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Joe Silver, and Cross-Appellants v. Paul S. Cormier, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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