Legal Opinion
Davis v. Towe
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 9, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-448-NPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff alleges that the defendants, Norfolk police officers, violated his civil rights, protected by 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, by wrongfully arresting and detaining plaintiff. An action for false arrest and imprisonment, based on the same occurrence, has previously been brought in state court. Plaintiff prevailed in state court and obtained a judgment in the amount of $500.00, which has been paid.
The sole issue presented by defendants’ motion for summary judgment is whether the prior state court adjudication will bar plaintiff from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Williamson v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Charles D. Long v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- International Railways of Central America v. United Fruit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Lloyd L. Hayes, Hayes, Inc. v. T. G. Solomon, Gulf States Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Shapiro v. Columbia Union National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Bennun v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF RUTGERS, ETC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Nash County Board of Education v. Biltmore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Rzeznik v. Chief of Police of SouthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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