Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Town of Highland Lake
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88-7238PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff-appellant, Harriet Cornelius, appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees, Town of Highland Lake, Alabama, several of its city officials, and various members of the Alabama Department of Corrections. Two prison inmates, while assigned to a community work squad program in Highland Lake, abducted Mrs. Cornelius from the town hall and terrorized her for three days. She brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) alleging that the defendants violated her constitutionally protected liberty interests.…
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