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MORRISON v. JONES

No. 76-1391.

551 F.2d 939 (1977)

Robert E. MORRISON, Appellant, v. Officer Maxie JONES et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Branham, Washington, D. C. (Allen Hutter, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellant.

Joseph P. Dyer, Arlington, Va. (Siciliano, Ellis, Sheridan & Dyer, Arlington, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BUTZNER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Robert E. Morrison appeals an order of the district court dismissing his action against Arlington County and several of its police officers to recover damages for deprivation of his constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court held that the action is barred by the one year statute of limitations applicable to § 1983 actions under § 8-24 of the Code of Virginia. Morrison contends that he commenced...

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