Bonnette Auction Co. v. Azmi

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting meritorious claim of false arrest in underlying Section 1983 case
• defining wanton conduct as “such conduct as indicates a reckless disregard of the just rights or safety of others or of the consequences of the action” and noting “[i]f this element is present, an actual intention to do harm to the plaintiffs is not necessary”
• “we do not interpret some clauses in a manner that nullifies others, but rather read the statute as a whole and so as to reconcile all parts as far as possible” [internal quotation marks omitted]

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).