O'BARR v. HICKMAN

No. 31088 Summary Calendar.

445 F.2d 859 (1971)

Billy H. O'BARR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wiley HICKMAN, Judge Of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Hardin, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., Dave Worley, Huntsville, Ala., and Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dempsey Pennington, Birmingham, Ala., Roy D. McCord, Joseph L. Battle, Gadsden, Ala., James L. Shores, Jr., George H. B. Mathews, Johnston & Shores, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellees; Hawkins, Rhea, Keener, Battle & Cusimano, Gadsden, Ala., of counsel.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff, Billy H. O'Barr, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Probate Judge of Etowah County, Alabama, for wrongful commitment to a state mental institution. This case is controlled by the recent decision of this Court in Perkins v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, 5th Cir. 1970, 433 F.2d 1303, and it is on the basis of that decision that we affirm the judgment of the court below...

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