Legal Opinion
Whiting v. Traylor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1996No. 95-4268PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Glenn Whiting appeals the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of his section 1983 claim against two Florida Marine Patrol Officers. He also appeals dismissal of a pendant state law tort claim. We vacate the dismissals and remand for further proceedings.
I
In August 1988, Glenn Whiting — -while he was operating his boat on a Florida lake— was stopped by two Florida Marine Patrol officers. The officers approached Whiting because they were unable to see registration decals on Whiting’s boat. Whiting told the officers (defendants Ed Traylor and R.H. Hamilton) that he owned the boat and…
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