Legal Opinion
Dennis Nix v. Donald Sweeney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1978No. 77-1340PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
Dennis Nix brought this action against the Village of Breckenridge Hills and certain of its officials for damages and injunctive relief arising out of his allegedly illegal arrest and the allegedly unlawful search, seizure, and photocopying of his property. The District Court granted a motion to dismiss the defendant Village of Breckenridge Hills because of the Missouri doctrine of sovereign immunity. The District Court also granted partial summary judgment for defendant Donald Sweeney, acting chief of police, because of its view that the arrest was made with probable…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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