VICORY v. WALTON

No. 82-3828.

721 F.2d 1062 (1983)

John W. VICORY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert R. WALTON, Sheriff of Butler County; and John F. Holcomb, Butler County Prosecutor, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 30, 1983.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Daiker, Carl D. Ferris, argued, Hamilton, Ohio, for defendants-appellants.

John D. Smith, argued, Franklin, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and BERTELSMAN, District Judge.


Rehearing En Banc Denied March 28, 1984.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The primary question before us in this damage suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) for deprivation of property under color of state law without due process, is whether plaintiff must plead and prove the absence of adequate state damage remedies as an element of the constitutional tort. We conclude under the authority of Parratt v. Taylor,...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases