Legal Opinion
Ollie Mae Brown and Margaret Brown v. Allen C. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1970No. 28590_1PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge:
In Jackson, Mississippi, on May 11, 1967, during a demonstration, there was a confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. Shots were fired and Benjamin Brown was killed. His widow and mother, the appellants herein, brought an action for wrongful death under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Mayor of Jackson, its Chief of Police, the State Commissioner of Public Safety, “John Doe,” who “is one or more officers of the Police Department” of Jackson, “Richard Roe,” who “is one or more officers of the Highway Patrol” of Mississippi, and Travelers Indemnity…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Powell v. Committee on Admissions & Grievances of the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jessee E. Swanner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- Ricky D. Hitt, Kathleen Hitt and Charlott Cross v. The City of Pasadena and John Ray Harrison, Individually and as Mayor of PasadenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Sam ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROGER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Roger Justice v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Willie E. BOAZMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMICS LABORATORY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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