Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Houston
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1954No. 11819PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In a complaint filed in the District Court on December 3, 1952, appellant alleged that appellees committed an assault and battery upon him on May 18, 1951. The complaint and its attached affidavits alleged that appellant was non compos mentis for a period of over six months, namely, from May 30, 1951, to December 20, 1951, and implied that this period of mental incompetency was the direct result of the beating inflicted by appellees. Appellees filed a motion tc dismiss the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Roelefsen v. City of PellaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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3Cited by16 opinions
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