Legal Opinion
Henry Lee Bryan v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Henry Wade, District Attorney, Fidelity & Deposit Co.& Lena Giddens
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1976No. 74--3435PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Henry Lee Bryan brought this § 19831 damage action based on a theory of false imprisonment against Dallas County Sheriff Clarence Jones, Sheriff Jones’s surety, Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade, and Lena Giddens, an employee in the District Attorney’s office. Following a jury trial, he was awarded a $40,000 judgment against Sheriff Jones and his surety. Jones appealed, challenging the exclusion of certain evidence relevant to damages and the denial of a proposed jury instruction that would have allowed consideration of a good faith defense. The…
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