Legal Opinion
Deal v. Spears
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1992No. Nos. 92-1143, 92-1238PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This civil action is based on Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520 (1988 & Supp. II 1990). Plaintiffs Sibbie Deal and Calvin Lucas seek damages against Deal’s former employers, defendants Newell and Juanita Spears, doing business as the White Oak Package Store, for the intentional interception and disclosure of plaintiffs’ telephone conversations. After a bench trial, the District Court1 awarded statutory damages to Deal and Lucas in the amount of $40,000 and granted their request for attorney fees in accordance with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Carmie Watkins v. L.M. Berry & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Vivian Bess v. Leonard L. BessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Roger Dwain Epps, Samuel Lilburn Stone, III v. St. Mary's Hospital of Athens, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Briggs v. American Air Filter Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Charles Amati v. City of WoodstockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Kenneth R. Smoot v. United Transportation Union Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Gilday v. DuboisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Schmerling v. Injured Workers' Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
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