· 5/16/1983
Thomas C. Lossman v. Mary H. Pekarske
Citations
- 707 F.2d 288
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 27957
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that a section 1983 action is a tort damage action and that \[a] plaintiff seeking tort damages cannot withstand summary judgment if he has sustained no actual damage....\
- noting that “[t]he principles of tort causation apply to constitutional as to other tort suits.”
- noting that “[t]he principles of tort causation apply to constitutional as to other tort suits”
- noting that a section 1983 action is a tort damage action and that “[a] plaintiff seeking tort damages cannot withstand summary judgment if he has sustained no actual damage_”
- “When a child’s safety is threatened, that is justification enough for action first and hearing afterward.”
- “When a child’s safety is threatened, that is justification enough for action first and hearing afterwards.”
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Judges: Cummings, Posner, Coffey
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