BASISTA v. WEIR

No. 14816.

340 F.2d 74 (1965)

Frank BASISTA, Appellant, v. Walter WEIR, Chief of Police, City of Duquesne, Charles Scalese, Captain of Police, and Vernon Smith, Police Officer, All of the City of Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Alan Sherman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

John E. Evans, Jr., Evans, Ivory & Evans, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and HASTIE and GANEY, Circuit Judges.


BIGGS, Chief Judge.

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

The plaintiff-appellant, Frank Basista, a resident of Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, brought suit under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, the Fourteenth Amendment, section 1, and the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The defendants are Walter Weir, Chief of Police of Duquesne, Captain Charles Scalese, and Patrolman Vernon Smith of the...

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