Legal Opinion
Joseph Davis Farrar and Dale Lawson Farrar v. Clarence D. Cain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1985No. 84-2099PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: *
In this suit against Texas state officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of the plaintiffs’ civil rights, the trial court entered judgment for the defendants based on a jury verdict that found at least one of the defendants liable but awarded no damages. The plaintiffs appeal contending that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on nominal and actual damages and erroneously failed to inform the jury that it might award punitive damages in the absence of actual damages. They also contend that we should remand for a new trial on damages. Because…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- John Russell Webster, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Houston, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Hardy W. Ryland and Alma Odessa Ryland v. Alfred B. Shapiro, Edwin O. Ware and Edward E. Roberts, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Robert Draper v. Davis S. CoombsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Dawes v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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