Legal Opinion
Caplan v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1969No. 27147PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellees, George Caplan, Solomon Caplan and Albert Caplan, brought this action against Lloyds, London, appellant, in order to garnish the proceeds of a False Arrest Liability Insurance Policy issued by Lloyds. The debt upon which the garnishment is based arose by virtue of a judgment for $15,000 compensatory damages1 against the insureds *616of Lloyds in a prior civil action brought by appellees in federal court, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, for deprivation of civil rights by a deliberate scheme of false arrests and prosecutions under color of state law.2
In the present case the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert Colton v. John B. Swain, and Third-Party v. Pacific Indemnity Co., a Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Anthony D. Duke v. Joel Hoch, Home Indemnity Company, Garnishee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Town of Goshen v. Grange Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Ethicon, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Schwab v. First Appalachian InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1973
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