Legal Opinion
Summerlin v. Edgar
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1987No. 86-3989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLAN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Mitchell Summerlin, appeals from orders of the district judge, based on written evidence only, granting the motion of the appellee, Robert Edgar, for summary judgment and denying the appellant’s motion for reconsideration.
We reverse.
Plaintiff sued appellee Edgar and several other law enforcement officers, alleging that he was unlawfully assaulted, beaten and damaged by them, in violation of the civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, and of the United States Constitution. After becoming apparently satisfied that, the defendant Edgar was the one…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Alan B. Morrison v. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Corporation in U. S. A., S. & R. Inc., D/B/A Vob Datsun SalesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Vette Company and Kansas City Boneless Beef, Inc. v. The Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Henry S. Cram v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd., Robert S. Wahab, Jr. v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Shaw v. StroudCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Solis v. Prince George's CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2001
- PPM America, Inc. v. Marriott Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1994
- Mazer v. Safeway, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2005
- Deborah Shaw, Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney Bowen, Deceased Nancy Bowen, Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Kimberly Yvonne Bowen and Lee Frederick Bowen, the Minor Children of Sidney Bowen v. C.I. Stroud, Individually, and Alfred E. Morris, J.M. Smith J.A. McVicker J.H. Parks, in Their Individual Capacities, Deborah Shaw, Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney Bowen, Deceased Nancy Bowen, Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Kimberly Yvonne Bowen and Lee Frederick Bowen, the Minor Children of Sidney Bowen v. Alfred E. Morris C.I. Stroud, J.M. Smith, in Their Individual Capacities, and J.A. McVicker J.H. Parks, in Their Individual Capacities, Deborah Shaw, Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney Bowen, Deceased Nancy Bowen, Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Kimberly Yvonne Bowen and Lee Frederick Bowen, the Minor Children of Sidney Bowen v. C.I. Stroud Alfred E. Morris J.M. Smith, in Their Individual Capacities, Deborah Shaw, Administratrix of the Estate of Sidney Bowen, Deceased Nancy Bowen, Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Kimberly Yvonne Bowen and Lee Frederick Bowen, the Minor Children of Sidney Bowen v. C.I. Stroud, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.