Legal Opinion
Shenandoah v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 1976No. Civ. A. 72-2388PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action is the mother of the late Leroy Shenandoah. She is also the Administratrix of his estate, pursuant to letters of administration issued by the Register of Wills of Philadelphia County. The decedent was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer on March 2, 1972, during a confrontation which occurred on a balcony-fire escape of a center city hotel in front of numerous witnesses. For reasons which have never been explained, decedent lay on the balcony for some time after the shooting without any medical attention…
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- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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