Legal Opinion
George Kersh v. Norman Derozier
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1988No. 87-2589PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
George Kersh obtained a money judgment on his § 1983 action against the City of Troup, Texas, its former police chief, Dale E. Linebaugh, and a former police officer, Norman Derozier. All defendants appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I
Between 5:00 and 6:00 on the afternoon of July 30, 1983, George Kersh, a Texas truck farmer, was unloading produce at one of his Troup fruit stands when Police Chief Linebaugh and Officer Derozier arrested him without a warrant for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and violation of the city’s open container law.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by185 opinions
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