Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Haas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 12, 1965No. Nos. 14592, 14593PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by defendants, New Jersey State Police officers, from a judgment entered against them upon a directed verdict in an action for damages under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 A cross appeal challenging the measure of damages used by the district court was filed by the plaintiff.
Plaintiff Ernest L. Anderson, a resident of South Toms River, New Jersey, brought suit against Robert E. Haas and Joseph Wert, alleging that, while acting under color of state law, they illegally arrested him and detained him and, therefore, that he was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Giordano v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Fisher v. VolzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Yohannon v. Keene Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Gaito v. StraussDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
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