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WILSON v. NORTHCUTT

No. 92-8347.

987 F.2d 719 (1993)

Daniel T. WILSON, individually and in his capacity as administrator of the estate of adminr. Nancy B. Wilson, deceased, Betty L. Wilson, Ann Wilson, Steve Wilson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gaylon NORTHCUTT, S.B. Lovett, A.L. Kerstetter, Clayton County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade M. Crumbley, Crumbley & Crumbley, McDonough, GA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Beverly Holland Pritchard, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, GA, Larry A. Foster, Foster & Foster, Jonesboro, GA, for defendants-appellees.

Before KRAVITCH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellants brought this § 1983 action on behalf of their deceased mother, Nancy Wilson, alleging violations of her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Clayton County, Georgia and three Clayton County Deputy Sheriffs were named as defendants. The appellants alleged that the defendants-appellees violated Nancy Wilson's rights by using unreasonable and excessive force in attempting to arrest her and thereby caused her death. The district...

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