Legal Opinion
Ambrose v. Wheatley
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided February 12, 1971No. Civ. A. 3627PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, District Judge.
This action was brought under the Delaware Wrongful Death Statute, 10 Del.C. § 3704(b), and the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 1 to recover damages for the death of Roy W. West, Jr. (“West”), who was shot and killed by Trooper Kenneth W. Wheatley (“Wheatley”) of the Delaware State Police. 2 Jurisdiction exists in this Court by virtue of 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332 and 1343.
A jury trial held on September 22, 1970 resulted in a verdict for the defendants. 3 The case is presently before this Court on the plaintiff’s motion for a judgment…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Grieger v. VegaTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Reynolds v. WillisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Palenkas v. Beaumont HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1989
- Edson v. City of AnaheimCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Edson v. City of AnaheimCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Greenwich Collieries v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Andrew OndeckoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Schumann v. McGinnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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