CRAMER v. CRUTCHFIELD

No. 80-1718.

648 F.2d 943 (1981)

Robert CRAMER, Appellant, v. B. L. CRUTCHFIELD, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Rick, Richmond, Va. (Farino & Rick, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Henry H. McVey, III, Richmond, Va. (McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Cramer, a citizen of Delaware, appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment for Crutchfield, a Virginia state trooper, in Cramer's suit for damages brought for violation of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and, under diversity jurisdiction, for the common law torts of malicious prosecution and abuse of process. We affirm.

I.

On September 5, 1977, Crutchfield stopped Cramer's truck as it drove through...

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