Legal Opinion
Smith v. Ellington
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1965No. 16097PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHACKELFOED MILLEE, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Thornton Smith, Jr., brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee against the defendants, hereinafter named, to recover damages in the amount of $150,000.00 plus an additional $150,000.00 as punitive damages, for alleged violations of the Civil Eights Act, Section 1983, Title 42, United States *1022Code. Subsequent amendments to the complaint alleged malicious prosecution, false arrest and false imprisonment.
A summary of the factual background is as follows. Plaintiff, who was in the state of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kenney v. FoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Frank Cuiksa v. The City of Mansfield, Clark Denny Hertzler v. The City of Mansfield and Glen W. Marriott, Frank L. Smith v. The Village of Butler, Robert E. Harris and Ronald ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- First Flight Company v. National Carloading CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1962
- Crawford v. LydickDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1959
- Reiter v. Illinois Nat. Cas. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Mabery v. GarrisonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1975
- Smith v. EllingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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