Legal Opinion
Delmar Dennis v. Glen Warren, Individually And, Scott County Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1985No. 85-4119PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of Delmar Dennis in his suit against Glen Warren, the sheriff of Scott County, Mississippi, and Otis Kelly, the deputy sheriff of Scott County. 1 The district court after a bench trial found that Kelly had violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as state laws in the false arrest and imprisonment of Dennis, and that Warren was liable under state law for the acts of his deputy Kelly. The district court awarded Dennis actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Because we find no error in these rulings, we affirm in all…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Randy Rene Lozano v. William French Smith, Elton FaughtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Barbara A. Nesmith and Richard A. Nesmith v. H. D. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by30 opinions
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