Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Kansas City
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 8, 1992No. WD 45667PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMART, Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is stated for an alleged violation of due process rights when property which has been purchased at a city auction is taken from the buyer by the police department, and demand for return of the property is refused. Also presented on this appeal is whether the same conduct described above supports a cause of action for conversion. Plaintiff George Williams appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing his cause of action against the individual members of the Board of Police Commissioners (“Police Board”)…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Brandon v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mahoney v. Doerhoff Surgical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Munz v. ParrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Best v. SchoemehlMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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