Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Oaklawn Jockey Club
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1950No. 14104_1PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for damages for the alleged malicious false arrest and false imprisonment of plaintiff by defendants pursuant to an alleged conspiracy, thus depriving plaintiff of his rights guaranteed under Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Jurisdiction of the District Court is invoked under § 1343, Title 28 U.S.C.A., and §§ 41, 43 and 47(3), Title 8 U.S.C.A.
The gist of the complaint is that pursuant to a conspiracy of defendants plaintiff was on March 12,1949, unlawfully ejected from the racing grounds of defendant Jockey…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Traders & General Ins. Co. v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Watkins v. Oaklawn Jockey ClubDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1949
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3Cited by70 opinions
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