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JACKSON v. DUKE

No. 17099.

259 F.2d 3 (1958)

W. T. JACKSON and Joe Solis, Appellants, v. William DUKE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 27, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. F. Park, I. M. Singer, Vernon D. Harville, Corpus Christi, Tex., for appellants.

Fred C. Reeder, Corpus Christi, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, BROWN, and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983.1 William Duke, appellee, sued "W. C." (W. T.) Jackson and Joe Solis for damages for an unlawful assault upon him "under color of law * * * acting in their official capacity as police officers of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas." The complaint alleges, and the evidence supports the allegations, that the...

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