Legal Opinion
Jones v. Marshall
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 8, 1974No. Civ. 13811PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
This is an action for damages for the death of Dennis Jones that has been brought by his father as administrator of his estate. The defendant, Officer Keith Marshall of the West Hartford Police Department, who shot and killed Jones, is alleged thereby to have deprived the decedent of his civil rights under color of state law. 1 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970). Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) (1970). The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment based upon the following basic facts to which they have…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Flozell Jones, Administrator of the Estate of Dennis Jones v. Keith MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Smith v. WicklineDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1975
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