Legal Opinion
Heath v. Boyd
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1943No. 8133PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge Brewster,
of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.
Petitioner, Berth Heath, sued respondent, J. A. Boyd, sheriff of Irion County, for damages for false imprisonment. A jury verdict on special issues resulted in a judgment for Boyd, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 171 S. W. (2d) 396.
The point at issue is the authority of a peace officer to arrest without warrant.
The commissioners’ court of Irion County undertook to construct a lateral road from a main highway to and across several ranches, one of which was in the possession of one R. D.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McBeath v. CampbellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- Pratt v. Brown, ReceiverTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Maddox v. HudgeonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Brown v. WallisTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Rucker v. BarkerTexas Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Rodney Leon Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Gant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Melvin Perry and Next Friend, Phyllis Brown v. Clarence JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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