Legal Opinion
Lee v. Ladd
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 4, 1992PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTRELL, Judge.
The plaintiff, whose automobile was impounded for an expired registration, sued a police officer and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for violating her civil rights. The complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and a declaration that the Metropolitan Government’s im-poundment policies violate the United States and Tennessee constitutions. The trial judge granted summary judgment to the defendants. We affirm.
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In March of 1990, Gerald Ladd, a metropolitan police officer, observed a Pontiac automobile with an expired…
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