Legal Opinion
Harry Chestnut v. City of Quincy, R. D. Edwards, Individually and as Chief of Police, City of Quincy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1975No. 74-2916PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
On October 10, 1970, Roberts, an officer of the City of Quincy, Florida, Department of Public Safety, while attempting to arrest Chestnut, shot and injured him. Another bullet grazed á bystander, Fisher. They brought suit under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for damages against Roberts and Chief of Police Edwards. The district court entered a partial summary judgment in favor of Edwards and this appeal ensued. 1 We affirm.
The gravamen of the complaint against Edwards was that he had notice of the past culpable conduct of his subordinate Roberts and failed to prevent a recurrence of such misconduct, thus…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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