Legal Opinion
Lowery v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 28, 1990No. 89-1550, 89-1551PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSTON, Justice.
Cecil W. Lowery and Gene Schofield filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Jammy D. Thomas, alleging that when Thomas arrested and detained them under Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-9-10, for the offense of criminal simulation, Thomas violated their rights under the 4th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. In their complaints, Lowery and Schofield both also alleged a state law cause of action based on a claim of unlawful arrest. The § 1983 counts and the state law counts were submitted to a jury, which returned general verdicts against Thomas and assessed damages at…
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