Legal Opinion
Downie v. Powers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1951No. 4282_1PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants brought this action in the United States District Court of Oklahoma to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in the deprivation of their civil rights by the appellees. Jurisdiction is conferred under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343.
Appellants are all Jehovah’s Witnesses. The appellee Webb is the Chief of Police of the City of Duncan, Oklahoma; the appellee Powers is one of the Commissioners of the City of Duncan; the appellee Wood is the Superintendent of Schools for the City of Duncan; and, the other appellees are citizens of that City.
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3Cited by59 opinions
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