Legal Opinion
Otis Hindman v. The City of Paris, Texas, Andrew Smith, and Charles G. Whitley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1984No. 83-2495PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The city of Paris, Texas and two Paris police officers appeal from a judgment entered against them for violating Hindman’s civil rights in the course of obtaining and executing a warrant of arrest. In a bifurcated trial of liability and damages, a jury found that Hindman had been arrested without probable cause, and that the arresting officers had not acted in good faith. Eighteen months later, a different jury awarded Hindman $50,450 in damages. Persuaded that the trial judge should not have taken from the first jury the factual issue of whether the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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