Legal Opinion

Linda L. Harrell, Individually, as Personal Representative, and as Surviving Spouse of Larry Gene Harrell, Deceased v. Decatur County, Ga.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 22, 1994No. 93-8905, 93-9165PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Linda Harrell, sued appellees, various Decatur County officials, following the shooting death of her husband. Harrell appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of all appellees. Because genuine issues of material fact exist concerning the circumstances of her husband’s death, we reverse the district court’s ruling and remand this case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. FACTS

On the evening of October 27, 1990, Decatur County Sheriffs Department Deputy Bob Morris took Annie Jefferson into custody following a domestic…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Hill v. Dekalb Regional Youth Detention CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Sweatt v. BaileyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1995

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