Legal Opinion
Arthur Wayne Carson, Cross-Appellee v. Officer Polley, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1982No. 81-1284PublishedCited by 314 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Arthur Carson brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Dallas County Sheriff and four of his deputies and a Dallas County Constable and three of his deputies. Carson alleged that he suffered injuries because the defendants used excessive force when arresting him and booking him into jail. In addition to the federal civil rights claims, Carson appended several state law claims growing out of the same incident.
In the first trial of this case, Carson recovered a verdict of $31,725.00. On motion of the defendants, the district court…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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