JONAS v. CITY OF ATLANTA

No. 80-7070.

647 F.2d 580 (1981)

Peggy B. JONAS and Samuel Keith Jonas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF ATLANTA, Defendant-Appellee. Peggy B. JONAS and Samuel Keith Jonas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Martha E. WALLACE, "John" f. n. u. Satterfield, S. A. Cumberworth, W. A. Wallace, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

June 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Shafer, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ferrin Y. Mathews, James A. Barnett, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL and FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judges, and SCOTT, District Judge.


FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Peggy Jonas and her son Samuel Jonas brought these Section 1983 suits against the City of Atlanta and City of Atlanta police officers Martha E. Wallace, "John" f.n.u. Satterfield, S. A. Cumberworth, and W. A. Wallace. From adverse judgments, plaintiffs appeal.

The following is a fair summary of the evidence presented at trial. At about one a. m. on February 19, 1978, defendant...

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