Legal Opinion
Brower v. County of Inyo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1987No. 85-2857PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
William James Caldwell (Brower) died in a collision between an automobile he was driving and a truck employed as a roadblock by the Inyo County police. Brower’s mother, as representative of Brower’s estate, brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of Brow-er’s constitutional rights. The mother and other family members also asserted liability under state law for negligence and wrongful death. The district court dismissed the nongovernmental defendants from the action and then dismissed the complaints against the governmental defendants,…
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