Legal Opinion
Wood v. Maryland Casualty Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 10, 1971No. Civ. A. 15145, 15151PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
James Edward Wood here seeks damages for injuries sustained while he was confined as a prisoner in the Bossier Parish Jail at Benton, Louisiana. He asserts a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, alleging violation of his constitutional and civil rights by defendants acting under color of law. The named defendants are W. E. Waggoner, Sheriff of Bossier Parish and the individual members of the Bossier Parish Police Jury and their public liability insurer, Maryland Casualty Company. The Police Jury as a legal…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lewis Hughes v. Chester C. NobleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- John Williams v. Harold v. Field, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Webster Hardwick, Jr. v. Bernard Hurley and Steve SenoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Roach v. KligmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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- Hryhorchuk v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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