Legal Opinion
Charline Hamilton, Administratrix of the Estate of Carey Clayton Yates v. Jess Chaffin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1975No. 73-3928PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant, the administratrix of the Estate of Carey Clayton Yates, brought this action to recover damages against the City of Booneville; W. W. Stacy, Chief of Police for the City; City Police Officers Jess Chaffin and Travis McGaughy; Richard Moffitt, radio dispatcher for the City Police Department; and J. D. Burns and Clyde Edge, Jr., 1 for injuries to and the wrongful death of Carey Clayton Yates, 2 allegedly caused by defendants’ negligence and violations of various rights guaranteed an arrestee under federal 3 and state law. 4 The District Court granted…
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