Legal Opinion
Thomas James Hand v. Stuart Gary, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1988No. 86-1875, 87-1062PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Thomas James Hand brought this action for damages for malicious prosecution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury found Defendant, Deputy Sheriff Stuart Gary, liable for intentional violation of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff Hand. We reverse, concluding that there were no facts on the record to support the jury’s conclusion that the actions of defendant were a legal cause of the damage suffered by Plaintiff.
I. Facts
In early 1982, Dick Guest began negotiations with Daniel Atkinson for sale of Guest’s disabled 1978 pickup truck. After two meetings, Guest agreed…
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