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McCARTNEY v. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

No. 5481.

156 F.2d 739 (1946)

McCARTNEY v. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

July 30, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. M. McCartney, pro se.

Bonn Brown, of Elkins, W. Va. (Ira J. Partlow and Kenneth E. Hines, both of Charleston, W. Va., and Stanley Bosworth, of Elkins, W. Va., on the brief), for appelles.

Before SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges, and CHESNUT, District Judge.

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

D. M. McCartney of Randolph County, West Virginia, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, has appealed to this Court from the dismissal of his complaint, for lack of jurisdiction, by the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. This complaint sought damages from the State of West Virginia and from the sheriff and jailor of Randolph County for alleged false imprisonment (in "violation of the United States Constitution") and involuntary...

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