Legal Opinion
Niles B. Wanger and Shirley Wanger v. Ray Bonner, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Dekalb County, Robert W. McCullough Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1980No. 78-2683PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Niles and Shirley Wanger brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the former sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, Rayburn L. Bonner, and two of his deputies, Robert W. McCullough and Charles T. Bell, alleging that the defendants had violated their fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The parties tried the case before a jury, which found for the deputies but returned a verdict in favor of the Wangers against Bonner and awarded them twenty-five thousand dollars in compensatory damages. On this appeal Bonner contends that…
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