Legal Opinion
Leeanne Wright v. The City of Ozark
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1983No. 82-7213PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
On the evening of December 29, 1981, Leeanne Wright was raped by an unknown assailant in Ozark, Alabama. Wright subsequently brought this action for damages under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985(3) (Supp. V 1981) against the City of Ozark, the mayor of Ozark, the Chief of Police, and a member of the police department. Wright alleged, inter alia, that the defendants had deliberately suppressed information of prior rapes in Ozark in order not to jeopardize business and commercial activity in the city. She alleged that had the defendants not suppressed this information, she would…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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