Legal Opinion
Thomas Wesley Harris v. B. J. Chanclor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1976No. 75-2237PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
As a result of an assault he suffered in the Glynn County Jail in Brunswick, Georgia, plaintiff Thomas Harris filed this damage action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Named as defendants were Ralph Moore, the jailer, police officer B. J. Chanclor, who administered the assault, the police chief who hired Chanclor, the sheriff who was in charge of the jail, and the county commissioners. The case went to trial, and the jury returned a $12,-000.00 verdict against Chanclor and Moore but discharged the other…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thomas Byrd v. William P. BrishkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Louis Martinez v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica Prison, Dr. Williams, Dr. Stamburg, and Nurse Hoffman, Attica PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Weyerhaeuser Company v. Bucon Construction Company, Inc., and Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Church v. HegstromCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Rufus Coleman v. Walter Johnston, Justin A. McGowan Kinzie Bluett and Frank G. SainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Billy J. Hale v. Carl Townley, Billy J. Hale v. Carl TownleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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- Michael Jamie Fundiller and Rae Winder Fundiller, His Wife, Plaintiffs v. The City of Cooper City, a Municipal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Sun Cha Byrd v. Tommy Clark, Clifford Black, Larry Collins, Joey Whitley, Drew Solomon, and the City of Fitzgerald, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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