Legal Opinion
Dr. Don M. Smart v. Clarence Jones, Individually and as Sheriff, Etc., Defendants-Thirdparty v. Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 19, 1976No. 75--3096PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
Dr. Don M. Smart brought this Civil Rights action under 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986 against a county judge, the Dallas County Sheriff, three of his deputies, the District Attorney of Dallas County and two Assistant District Attorneys, and the Texas Power & Light Co., its president and its attorney. Plaintiff complained that defendants conspired to wrongfully condemn a parcel of his property, and to falsely arrest, imprison and criminally prosecute him. Taking notice of a similar action brought by plaintiff’s wife which raised identical factual and legal issues, and grew out of the same…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Eugene W. Tyler v. Trammell E. Vickery, Ralph Banks, Jr. v. Trammell E. Vickery, James E. C. Perry v. Edward S. Sell, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Jarvis v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1982
- Joseph v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Lynn Lerwill and Penny Lerwill v. Gary James JoslinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Stephen C. Crane, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. State of Texas v. County of Dallas, Ben Ellis, John Orvis, Mike Schwille, Berlaind Brashear and Chuck Miller, Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Henry Wade and L. E. MurdochCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Crane v. TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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