Legal Opinion
Mrs. Mary Ellen Pritchard, Wife of Charles C. Pritchard v. Eugene G. Smith, Chief of Police, City of Little Rock, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1961No. 16637PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff’s action for damages to her person, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for alleged violation of civil rights, survived upon the death of the defendant. The trial court held the action did not survive and entered judgment of dismissal. This timely appeal followed.
Plaintiff in the complaint filed September 25, 1959, alleged that the defendant Smith, Chief of Police of Little Rock, Arkansas, acting under color of state law, violated her constitutional and civil rights. Plaintiff alleged that by…
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