Legal Opinion
Eloise Ingraham, as Next Friend, Etc. v. Willie J. Wright, I, Individually, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1976No. 73--2078PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*911LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs James Ingraham and Roosevelt Andrews, two junior high school students in Dade County, Florida, filed a complaint containing three counts on January 7, 1971. Counts one and two were individual actions for compensatory and punitive damages brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 — 88, with jurisdiction claimed under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and § 1343. Plaintiffs claimed that personal injuries resulted from corporal punishment administered by certain defendants in alleged violation of their constitutional rights, in particular their right to freedom from cruel and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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