Durham v. Bunn

FOLLMER, District Judge.

Plaintiff has instituted this action for damages against William W. Bunn individually. He alleges that the suit arises under the Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 43. Briefly, the basis of the suit is that the defendant “under color of the authority vested in him” as Deputy Receiver of Taxes of the City of Philadelphia, “maliciously, wilfully, negligently and without proper or reasonable cause swore out and on or about May 22, 1948, caused to be filed against plaintiff an affidavit to hold to bail,” and pursuant thereto “maliciously, wilfully, negligently and without…