Legal Opinion
Basista v. Weir
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 10, 1964No. Civ. A. 61-226PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBERG, District Judge.
A jury returned a verdict for $1500 in favor of the plaintiff Basista as punitive damages in a Civil Rights action against the defendant Scalese, an arresting officer in a former criminal prosecution in a State court. The defendant Scalese is here on motions for a new trial and for judgment in accordance with a previous motion for a directed verdict. The Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, the County of Allegheny Lodge No. 91, Fraternal Order of Police, and the City of Duquesne have each filed petitions, amicus curiae, and seek a reversal of the jury's…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Stefanelli v. MinardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Bottone v. LindsleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- United States v. SillimanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Wagenmann v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Paul Rhodes v. Clarence A. H. Meyer, Paul Rhodes v. Richard M. Van SteenbergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Roberts v. PepersackDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
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