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Third Circuit· 4/15/1974

Fisher v. Volz

Citations

  • 496 F.2d 333

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  • holding that in federal civil rights cases punitive damages may be awarded even without an award of compensatory damages
  • noting differences of opinion in the federal courts and holding only that doctrine of respondeat superior will not support an award of punitive damages
  • requiring \probable cause\ to believe that the suspect is in the dwelling, defined as more than \strong reason\ to believe so
  • requiring “probable cause” to believe that the suspect is in the dwelling, defined as more than “strong reason” to believe so
  • noting differences of opinion in the federal courts and holding only that doctrine of respondeat superior will not support an award of punitive damages
  • police searched the apartment of a third person, but did so on the belief, based in part on information provided by the telephone company, that it was the suspect’s home

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Judges: Aldisert, Rosenn

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