Legal Opinion

Ronald Rhode v. Rathell Denson and San Jacinto County, San Jacinto County

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 3, 1985No. 84-2586PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We face again the troublesome issue of whether an episodic but tortious and unconstitutional act of an elected county official is chargeable to the county as its policy under Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Persuaded that the unconstitutional acts of Rathell Denson, an elected constable of Precinct 4 of San Jacinto County, Texas, did not reflect county policy, we reverse the judgment for money damages entered against the county upon a jury verdict.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
John Russell Webster, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Houston, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by41 opinions

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Norman Jett v. Dallas Independent School District and Frederick ToddCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
Mary Turner, A/K/A Mary Turner Hind, a Feme Sole v. Upton County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
Willie Bigford, Jr. v. Joe Max Taylor, Individually and as Sheriff of Galveston County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
Deanna Robinson v. Hunt County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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