Legal Opinion
Johnny Ray Layne v. Richard Sampley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1980No. 78-1495PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Layne appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court held that there was no evidence to support a finding that when defendant-appellee Sampley, a police officer, shot and wounded Layne he was acting under color of state law, a jurisdictional requirement. We reverse and order reinstatement of the jury’s verdict.
Three days before the shooting, officer Sampley was called to Layne’s house to investigate a complaint of a domestic disturbance. Apparently this caused bad feelings…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Casey D. Stengel v. Raymond L. Belcher, Individually and as a Police Officer of the Policedepartment of the City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Belcher v. StengelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Lynette Chapman v. The Higbee Company, D/B/A Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Crystal Pickrel v. City of Springfield, Illinois, David Dyer, and McGraw Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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