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CRAINE v. ALEXANDER

No. 84-4320.

756 F.2d 1070 (1985)

Ralph CRAINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lamar ALEXANDER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon, Forrester & Whitaker, J. Houston Gordon, Michael W. Whitaker, Covington, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Warren & Jones, Peggy A. Jones, James W. Warren, Jr., Crutcher, Spencer & Brown, William C. Spencer, Holly Springs, Miss., Christian T. Goeldner, Southaven, Miss., Alan R. Strain, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHNSON and HILL, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, District Judge.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:**

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ralph Craine sought damages for battery from Marshall County, Mississippi, the Sheriff and certain deputies of Marshall County, as well as the Board of Supervisors of the Marshall County Jail. Craine also sought damages under the Antipeonage Act for subjection to "peonage." See 42 U.S.C. § 1994. After being awarded damages on the § 1983 claim only...

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