Legal Opinion

Wilkes v. Young

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1994No. 92-2177PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge PHILLIPS wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

Gloria Wilkes sued the County of Florence, South Carolina and its Director of Buildings and Grounds, LeGrand Young, in federal district court, alleging a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and seven supplemental causes under South Carolina tort law, all arising from her arrest for failing to appear in court as required by a parking summons. A jury returned a verdict for Wilkes on her section 1983 claim and one of her…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. Porterfield v. LottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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