Legal Opinion
Clipper v. Takoma Park
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1989No. 88-1011PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
The City of Takoma Park, Maryland, appeals the judgment of the district court entered after a jury verdict in favor of George Clipper on his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury awarded Clipper $304,355 on his claim that Takoma Park, through its police officers, had denied him due process of law by arresting him without probable cause and jailing him after he was misidentified as a bank robber. The jury found against Clipper on his 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1985 claims; he does not appeal that verdict.
We, of course, view the evidence in a light most favorable to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Cynthia Wellington, Guardian of the Estate of Robert D. Gravelle v. Brian L. Daniels, Darrel W. Stephens and City of Newport News, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Davis v. Mason CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Torchinsky v. SiwinskiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- David Wadkins v. Robert Arnold, and the First Bank & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Baptiste v. J.C. Penney CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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