Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Estates of Frank N. Lent and Betty J. Lent v. Dale "Bill" Russell, Sheriff and Potter County Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 10, 1987No. 86-5915PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company, N.A., the executor of the estate of Frank and Betty Lent, appeals from the order of the district court dismissing its claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the Lents, who were murdered by an escaped prisoner, were deprived of their constitutional rights through the actions of the defendant prison and county officials.
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FACTS
In reviewing the dismissal of a complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we must construe the complaint most favorably to the plaintiff and accept as true all the well-pleaded allegations therein.…
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