Legal Opinion

Eule FORD, Appellant, v. Leatrice J. DOWD; Alvin J. Wilson; City of Pagedale, Missouri, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1991No. 88-2782PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Ford appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the City and Wilson in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit for damages allegedly resulting from the defendants’ requirement that Ford submit to a drug urinalysis test. 697 F.Supp. 1085. We find that the testing was neither routinely nor randomly applied and that the defendants did not have adequate reason to suspect Ford of drug use. Therefore, we reverse.

Malice in Pagedale

Eule Ford was a police officer with the City of Pagedale, Missouri, Police Department. Prior to this lawsuit, he had been employed…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Knox County Education Association v. Knox County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. Stephen L. Bartlett v. Colonel C.E. Fisher Captain S.T. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Richard W. Drake v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  4. Benavidez v. City of AlbuquerqueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  5. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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