Billy H. O'Barr v. Wiley Hickman, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Billy H. O'Barr v. Wiley Hickman, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, 445 F.2d 859 (5th Cir. 1971)
1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9349
Billy H. O'Barr v. Wiley Hickman, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama
Opinion
Plaintiff, Billy H. O’Barr, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Probate Judge of Etowah County, Alabama, for wrongful commitment to a state mental institution. This case is controlled by the recent decision of this Court in Perkins v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, 5th Cir. 1970, 433 F.2d 1303, and it is on the basis of that decision that we affirm the judgment of the court below.
Affirmed.
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- Billy H. O’BARR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wiley HICKMAN, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
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