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HAND v. GARY

Nos. 86-1875, 87-1062.

838 F.2d 1420 (1988)

Thomas James HAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stuart GARY, Individually and In His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Louis Roberts, Duane A. Baker, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Edward Tibbetts, Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, POLITZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Thomas James Hand brought this action for damages for malicious prosecution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury found Defendant, Deputy Sheriff Stuart Gary, liable for intentional violation of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff Hand. We reverse, concluding that there were no facts on the record to support the jury's conclusion that the actions of defendant were a legal cause of the damage suffered by Plaintiff.

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