Legal Opinion
Thomas Stokes v. Euda Delcambre, as Sheriff of Vermillion Parish
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1983No. 82-4343PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding substantial compensatory and punitive damages to a Mississippi college student against a Louisiana sheriff and his deputy for injuries suffered while jailed on a misdemeanor charge. Finding that the trial court applied the proper legal standards and finding sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict, we affirm.
On Monday, August 13, 1979, Thomas Stokes, a twenty-one year old white male, was driving after work at his summer job with three co-workers in a pickup truck. A beer bottle was allegedly thrown…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eduardo Trejo v. Ivan PerezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by122 opinions
- Hare v. City of Corinth, Miss.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- H.N. Dang v. Gilbert CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Edward James Matzker, Jr. v. Raymond Herr, Sheriff, Richard A. Schaab, Lt. And Mary Pearsall, Corrections OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Jones v. GusmanDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2013
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