Legal Opinion
Fagot v. Ciravola
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 2, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-554PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: *
A jury in this Section 1983 1 action found that the plaintiff, Cornelius L. Fagot, a Continental Airlines ticket agent at New Orleans International Airport, was arrested without probable cause by the individual defendant police officers, Salvador J. Ciravola and John W. Flannery, III, on charges of disturbing the peace, resisting an officer, obstructing police, and simple battery, all in alleged violation of various ordinances of the city of Kenner, Louisiana. The jury verdict was for $10,000 general damages and $10,000 punitive damages against the individual…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Edward Brown v. Robert E. L. Culpepper, Jr., Superior Court Judge of the South Georgia Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kenneth T. Rainey, Cross v. Jackson State College, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Ricard v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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- Baker v. ArmstrongNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
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