Legal Opinion
David L. Joseph v. James H. Rowlen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 1968No. 16650PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Action against a city police officer for deprivation of federal constitutional rights. Arrest and detention without a warrant and without probable cause were alleged in substance, and a federal claim was asserted under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983.
The district court directed a verdict in favor of defendant at the close of plaintiff’s case. Taking the view of the evidence most favorable to plaintiff, plaintiff had established an arrest in violation of the fourth and fourteenth amendments, and the remaining question is whether a plaintiff need establish more in order to recover…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Michael Cohen v. Russell K. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Hampton v. HanrahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Bruce B. Landrigan v. City of WarwickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Robert Fitzke and Joy Fitzke v. Barry Shappell, Deputy Sheriff, and Elwin Smith, Sheriff, of Eaton County, Michigan, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Robert Leon Jenkins, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Roberta B. Jenkins v. F. W. AverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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