Legal Opinion
James Dale Love v. George King, Individually and as Chief of Police, Susan Pritchard and Kim Phelps v. Carl Zeagler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1986No. 85-4284PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Dale Love, Susan Pritchard, and Kim Phelps brought action against the Town of Jena, George King, Jena’s Chief of Police, and Carl Zeagler, a private citizen, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986 (1982). The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights were violated during an incident in which Zeagler shot his wife and plaintiff Love after finding the two in bed together. The trial court directed verdicts in favor of all defendants at the close of trial, and plaintiffs now appeal. We affirm.
FACTS
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