Legal Opinion
Bobbie J. Morgan and Robert E. Straight v. Paul Labiak
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1966No. 8516_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKEY, Circuit Judge.
This action arises by virtue of a complaint filed under Section 1983, Title 42, U.S.C., 1 which is one of the oldest sections of the Civil Rights Act.
Appellee complains that, after being arrested for disturbing the peace, he was unlawfully beaten by the appellants, who were policemen acting under color of statute and ordinance of the City of Denver, State of Colorado.
The appellants were dispatched to the address of property owned by appellee to settle a disturbance which arose between appellee and one of his tenants. Appellee, a naturalized citizen of the United States,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Harold FeatherstonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Crews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Oscar Bethea v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, James Townsend v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Putman v. GerloffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Charline Hamilton, Administratrix of the Estate of Carey Clayton Yates v. Jess ChaffinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- James Keith Bauer and Mary Ellen Bauer v. Mark Norris, Individually and as Deputy of the McCook County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota, Mark EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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