Legal Opinion

Smith v. Insley's Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 22, 2007No. 06-3333PublishedCited by 135 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Ricky Smith appeals from an adverse grant of summary judgment in favor of Insley’s Inc., in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

We consider the evidence and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to Smith at this stage of the proceedings. Weyrauch v. Cigna Life Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 717, 720 (8th Cir.2005). Smith was arrested on March 20, 2003, while at his girlfriend’s residence. At the time of his arrest, his truck was towed by Insley’s from the girlfriend’s residence to Insley’s impound lot. Insley’s is a private towing corporation located in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Ronny J. Sanders v. Sears, Roebuck & Company, a New York Corporation Daniel J. GeigerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by135 opinions

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