Legal Opinion
James E. Shock v. M. L. Tester, Carl E. Miller and Lieutenant Floyd Weaver
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1969No. 19239PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident with “Judge” Sanson, a “well known local political figure.” He subsequently brought action alleging that the Arkansas State Highway Patrolmen, who had investigated the accident, had failed to arrest the “Judge” for reckless and drunken driving and had prepared and filed an accident report which they knew to be false. He further alleged that supervisors of the State Highway Patrol had refused to correct the false report although he had requested them to do so. He asked the trial court to issue an injunction requiring…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ex Parte VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Bruce B. Landrigan v. City of WarwickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Leeanne Wright v. The City of OzarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Henry Thornton v. United States of America, and Alfred L. Whinston, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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