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MARK v. BOROUGH OF HATBORO

No. 94-1722.

51 F.3d 1137 (1995)

John D. MARK, Appellant, v. BOROUGH OF HATBORO, Thomas E. McMackin, Charles J. Acker, Bucky L. Clark, Robert S. Doorley, Dottie Newsome, John G. Younglove, Esquire, Alfred F. Zollers, Robert Stauch, Michael Barger, Roy Thomas, Joseph Reading, John Sine, William Marley III, Enterprise Fire Company.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1995.

Sur Petition for Rehearing April 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Small (argued), Berlinger & Small, Abington, PA, for appellant.

Larry D. Jackson (argued), Harris & Silverman, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee the Enterprise Fire Co.

Juliana P. Maffei (argued), Joseph A. Santarone, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for appellees Borough of Hatboro, Thomas E. McMackin, Charles J. Acker, Bucky L. Clark, Robert S. Doorley, Dottie Newsome, John G. Younglove, Esquire, Alfred F. Zollers, Robert Stauch, Michael Barger, Roy Thomas, Joseph Reading and John Sine.

Before: GREENBERG, SAROKIN, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

On March 5, 1991, defendant William Marley III, a member of the Enterprise Fire Company, a volunteer fire company in the Borough of Hatboro, Pennsylvania, set fire to and destroyed plaintiff John D. Mark's automobile repair business. The question on this appeal is whether the Borough and Enterprise can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the federal civil rights statute, for...

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