Legal Opinion
McCartney v. State of West Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1946No. 5481PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
D. M. McCartney of Randolph County, West Virginia, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, has appealed to this- Court from the dismissal of his complaint, for lack of jurisdiction, by the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. This complaint sought damages from the State of West Virginia and from the sheriff and jailor of Randolph County for alleged false imprisonment (in “violation of the United States Constitution”) and involuntary servitude incident to plaintiff’s arrest and detention for a brief period under a lunacy warrant.
The State answered the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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