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BROWN v. THOMPSON

No. 28590.

430 F.2d 1214 (1970)

Ollie Mae BROWN and Margaret Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Allen C. THOMPSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand Derfner, James A. Lewis, Jackson, Miss., Milton M. Carrow, New York City for plaintiffs-appellants.

A. F. Summer, Atty. Gen. of Mississippi, William A. Allain, Asst. Atty. Gen., John E. Stone, City Atty., Robert G. Nichols, Jr., Special Counsel, Thomas H. Watkins, Special Counsel, Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, WISDOM and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

JONES, Circuit Judge:

In Jackson, Mississippi, on May 11, 1967, during a demonstration, there was a confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. Shots were fired and Benjamin Brown was killed. His widow and mother, the appellants herein, brought an action for wrongful death under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Mayor of Jackson, its Chief of Police, the State Commissioner of Public Safety, "John Doe," who "is one or more officers of the Police...

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