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LANHAM v. WHITFIELD

No. 85-8944.

805 F.2d 970 (1986)

Maude LANHAM, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tom WHITFIELD, individually and as Sheriff of Columbia County, Georgia, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley G. Jackson, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Charles E. Carter, Associate General Counsel, NAACP, Brooklyn, N.Y., for amicus curiae — NAACP.

G. Larry Bonner, Augusta, Ga., for Whitfield, et al.

Michael W. Millians, James B. Wall, Augusta, Ga., for Griffen.

Before VANCE and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, Senior District Judge.

ALLGOOD, Senior District Judge:

This case involves an appeal from a verdict in favor of the defendants.

The appellants originally filed their action against defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. After presentation of all the evidence, the trial court granted a directed verdict in favor of John Griffin in his official capacity. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of all remaining defendants. An appeal is now properly...

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