Legal Opinion
Moore v. City of Columbia
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 28, 1985No. 0375PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cureton, Judge:
In these wrongful death and survivorship actions against the City of Columbia, Fannie Moore, administratrix of the estate of her son, Michael J. Moore, alleges the City violated Title 42 U.S.C. Sections 1983 and 1985 when its police officers shot and killed her son as he fled apprehension. The City demurred to the complaints on the ground they failed to state causes of action against the City. The circuit court sustained the demurrers. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The first cause of action in the complaint for wrongful death alleges that on August 15, 1981, several…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
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