Legal Opinion

Charlton v. City of Hialeah

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 20, 1951No. 13260_1PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment dismissing a civil-rights action. The facts as stated in the pleadings are as follows:

On the evening of January 5, 1949, while the plaintiff Charlton, a citizen of Florida, was proceeding in a northeasterly direction on the Glenn H. Curtiss Parkway, in the municipality of Miami Springs, his car was struck by a car driven by defendant Faircloth, also a citizen of Florida. After the accident, which resulted in very little damage to either car, Faircloth persuaded Charlton to accompany him to the City of Hialeah, where the matter was reported…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Elrod v. City of Daytona BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Kennedy v. City of Daytona BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  4. Brown v. Town of EustisSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  5. Bradley v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1945

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Richard E. Loux v. B. J. Rhay, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
  3. 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
  5. R. W. Agnew v. City of Compton, a Municipal Corporation H. R. Lindemulder and Frank SpragueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957

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