Legal Opinion

William J. Wing v. George Britton and the City of Springdale, Arkansas

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 26, 1984No. 84-1455PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On December 16, 1980, William Wing was riding as a passenger in an automobile driven by William Burrell when the car was stopped by Officer George Britton of the Springdale Police Department. Britton proceeded to give Burrell a sobriety test, and Wing got out of the car to watch. Britton ordered Wing to get back in the car but Wing refused.

Burrell failed the sobriety test and Brit-ton arrested him for driving while intoxicated. Britton then approached Wing, observed that he also was intoxicated, and arrested him for public intoxication. Wing claims that Britton then hit…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Buller v. BuechlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. James Keith Bauer and Mary Ellen Bauer v. Mark Norris, Individually and as Deputy of the McCook County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota, Mark EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. Buckeye Powder Co. v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours Powder Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Groman v. Township Of ManalapanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  2. Douglas Edwards v. City of Philadelphia and Officer Haworth, James, Badge No. 2944Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  3. Kotsch v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Edson v. City of AnaheimCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. Edson v. City of AnaheimCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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