Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Taylor
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided April 25, 1973No. EC 72-84-SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of Michigan, filed this action on August 16, 1972 and named as defendants two Mississippi law enforcement officers and their sureties. Jurisdiction is alleged only under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343.
The individual defendants are Robert Pendleton Taylor, the sheriff or former sheriff of Lowndes County, Mississippi, and R. W. McDaniel, a constable. United States Fidelity and Guaranty (U. S. F. & G.) issued a surety bond for Sheriff Taylor in the sum of 20,000 dollars, and Hartford Accident and Indemnity issued…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Andrew Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Jim Beard and Hubbard Beard v. Melvin StephensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- William E. Sewell v. The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Phillip C. Shaw v. Marvin McCorkleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Larry G. King v. Otasco, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Boydstun v. PerryDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1973
- Mathis v. Indemnity Insurance Co. North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1983
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