Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Northcutt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1993No. 92-8347PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought this § 1983 action on behalf of their deceased mother, Nancy Wilson, alleging violations of her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Clayton County, Georgia and three Clayton County Deputy Sheriffs were named as defendants. The appellants alleged that the defendants-appellees violated Nancy Wilson’s rights by using unreasonable and excessive force in attempting to arrest her and thereby caused her death. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of appellees. We affirm the district court, although we do so on grounds different from…
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