GLASSCOE v. HOWELL

No. 20040.

431 F.2d 863 (1970)

Leo GLASSCOE and Leroy Davis, Appellants, v. Arthur HOWELL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

August 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Matthews, of Bridges, Young, Matthews & Davis, Pine Bluff, Ark., A. E. Raff, Jr., David Solomon, Helena, Ark., for appellants.

Dennis Baker, Batesville, Miss., for appellee; Sileas H. Brewer, Jr., of McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl, Little Rock, Ark., on the brief.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The single question presented in this appeal is whether the appellee's action is barred under Arkansas' one-year statute of limitations which applies to actions for false imprisonment and assault and battery. The District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas held that the appellee's action was not barred. We affirm.

On May 22, 1968, the appellee instituted this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the appellant police officers...

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