Legal Opinion
James R. Briggs and Louisa Briggs v. Edward Malley
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 19, 1984No. 84-1449PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs James and Louisa Briggs were arrested in March of 1981 under an arrest warrant which was obviously lacking in *716probable cause. The issue before us is whether the police officer who submitted the inadequate affidavit upon which the arrest warrant was based can be held liable for negligence under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages resulting from the arrest. The district court directed a verdict for the officer, holding that the issuance of the arrest warrant by a judge insulated the officer from liability.
The arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs was triggered by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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