Legal Opinion
De Bleecker v. Montgomery County
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 13, 1981No. 1043, September Term, 1980PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
This is a unique appeal in this Court because it is the first case appearing before us that is bottomed on the federal statute permitting civil actions for alleged deprivation of constitutional or statutory rights.
The federal statute upon which the instant appeal was built is 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. Section 1983 provides:
“Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or Territory, subjects or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Williams v. HorvathCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Marx v. Truck Renting & Leasing Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- De Bleecker v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Kutzik v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Kristensen v. StrindenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Acquah v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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