Legal Opinion
Dorothy A. Fleming v. Evelyn McEnany
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 8, 1974No. 38, Docket 72-2350PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from another Vermont saga: a woman, in need of help to repair a flat tire, obtained such help from two male acquaintances whom she met in a bar; they in turn accompanied her on a full day of drinking at various bars; and toward evening, many miles from where they started, she drove her ear through a store front. Following her arrest and eventual release on a state criminal charge and later on a state civil body attachment, she brought a diversity action in the federal district court seeking damages for false imprisonment from those who caused her…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Samuel Simblest v. Joseph MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Hernandez v. European Auto Collision, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Scientific Holding Company, Ltd. v. Plessey IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Stanley v. Tucker v. Joseph D. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Margaret S. Rodriguez v. Donald E. RitcheyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Kacher v. Pittsburgh National BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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