FERGUSON v. CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY

No. 95-2143.

88 F.3d 647 (1996)

Paul FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY; Norman Copeland, Sheriff, Cape Girardeau County; Ripley County; Nick Pepmiller; Harold Headly; Defendants-Appellees; Irene X. Burghardt; Defendant; Log Cabin Realty/Century 21; Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christiana M. Rush, St. Louis, MO, argued (John D. Husmann, on the brief), for appellant.

David S. Limbaugh, Cape Girardeau, MO, argued (John F. Cooney and Scott E. Huber, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MAGILL, HEANEY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Paul Ferguson appeals the district court's order of summary judgment and dismissal of all five counts of his suit alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and conversion. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

BACKGROUND

On April 4, 1989, defendant Harold Headly, Deputy Sheriff for Ripley County, and Bill Royce, a dispatcher of the City of Doniphan Police Department, picked up the plaintiff, Paul Ferguson, in Florida, where...

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