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CAMERON v. BROCK

Nos. 72-1563, 1564.

473 F.2d 608 (1973)

William C. CAMERON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John C. BROCK et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Dugger, Morristown, Tenn., for defendants-appellants, John C. Brock, Richard Baxter & Johnny French.

Erma G. Greenwood, Knoxville Tenn., for defendant-appellant, Queen Ins. Co. of America; Kramer, Dye, Greenwood, Johnson, Rayson & McVeigh, Knoxville, Tenn., and Nat R. Coleman, Jr., of Milligan, Silvers, Coleman, Fletcher & Gaby, Greeneville, Tenn., on brief.

Philip P. Durand, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee, William C. Cameron.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and KENT, Circuit Judges.

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

The appellants, the sheriff of Hamblen County, his bonding company and two deputies, appeal a civil judgment obtained by jury verdict under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3).

The case arises from a heated 1970 campaign for sheriff in an East Tennessee County, in which the defendant-appellant sheriff was challenged for re-election. The appellee was an active supporter of the incumbent's opponent.

On the night before the election...

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