Legal Opinion
Franks v. Thompson
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 27, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 3855-NPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
VARNER, District Judge.
This is a suit by Mark Franks, a prisoner in custody of the State of Alabama, for violation of his constitutional rights by mistreatment of wounds he received in attempting to escape from the state prison system. The cause is now submitted to this Court on motion for summary judgment filed by the Defendant Mracek. By virtue of the pleading and the affidavits and the evidence. submitted to this Court at this point, it appears that Dr. Mracek is a superior officer of those persons who were allegedly personally responsible for violation of Plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robertson v. SichelSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- State v. KolbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- District of Columbia v. PettySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BassCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ann Arbor Trust Co. v. North American Co. for Life & Health InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- United States Fidelity And Guaranty Company v. Ray D. BassCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980