Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Sylvester
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 26, 1954PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff asserts a claim under the Civil Rights Act 1 against various judicial, executive, and legislative officials of the State of New York. The defendants answered 2 and now move, pursuant to Rule 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., for judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff and the defendants having submitted affidavits, the motion is treated as one for summary judgment.
Plaintiff, following a suicide attempt, was committed to a state…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by92 opinions
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- William L. Hanna v. Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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