Legal Opinion
James M. Dollar and Etta Marie Dollar v. Haralson County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 19, 1983No. 82-8291PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This civil rights action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by James and Etta Marie Dollar against Haralson County, Georgia, arose from a tragic incident which occurred on May 22, 1980. The complaint alleged that the county deprived the Dollars of their constitutional rights by negligently failing to construct a bridge over a ford in Haralson County and that such negligence proximately caused the wrongful deaths of the Dollars’ two daughters. The daughters were drowned when they and their mother were attempting to cross the rain swollen ford. The jury returned a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Daniels v. Twin Oaks Nursing HomeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Michael A. Barfield v. David Brierton, Louis Carmichael, Richard Dugger, Thomas Barton, David E. Watson, Jerry C. Wade, Randall R. Music, John ShawCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Kathy Jo Taylor, a Minor, by and Through David S. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law as Guardian Ad Litem v. James G. Ledbetter, ph.d.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Bannum, Inc. And Bannum Properties, Inc. v. City of Fort LauderdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Beoties Emory v. Clarence Peeler, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superior Court Judge, Stone Mountain Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Cornelius v. Town Of Highland LakeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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