Legal Opinion
Hewitt v. City of Jacksonville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1951No. 13398_1PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the dismissal of an original complaint alleging a violation of appellant’s civil rights, and from the refusal of the lower court to allow the filing of an amended complaint on the ground that the amended complaint failed to state a cause of action upon which relief could be granted. The amended complaint founded jurisdiction on 8 U.S.C.A. § 43, which affords redress to the injured party for violations of his civil rights. In substance, the amended complaint alleged that the City of Jacksonville, acting through the Superintendent of its Prison Farms,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Charlton v. City of HialeahCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
3Cited by35 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- R. W. Agnew v. City of Compton, a Municipal Corporation H. R. Lindemulder and Frank SpragueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Cobb v. City of MaldenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Francis v. DavidsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
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