Legal Opinion
Leo Glasscoe and Leroy Davis v. Arthur Howell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1970No. 20040_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
The single question presented in this appeal is whether the appellee’s action is barred under Arkansas’ one-year statute of limitations which applies to actions for false imprisonment and assault and battery. The District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas held that the appellee’s action was not barred. We affirm.
On May 22, 1968, the appellee instituted this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the appellant police officers deprived him of his civil rights. Specifically, he complained that he was asleep in his car on September 3, 1966, when the appellants wrongfully placed him…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Bomar v. KeyesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Thomas U. Mulligan v. Detective Schlachter, Sergeant Ware, Lieutenant Morin, and Benjamin J. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Eddie CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Percy H. GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Brown v. PitchessCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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