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Ford v. Hobbs

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 30, 1970
421 F.2d 1403 (5th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 27133.

January 30, 1970.

Ebb J. Ford, Jr., Gulfport, Miss., Lloyd Sexton, Pascagoula, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Owen T. Palmer, Charles R. Galloway, Gulfport, Miss., for defendants-appellees; Palmer Stewart, Eaton, Cottrell, Galloway Lang, Gulfport, Miss., of counsel.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN, and DYER, Circuit Judges.


In these consolidated cases a prominent citizen of Gulfport, Mississippi, and his daughter, complained of two entries by policemen in their home and one search of a boat moored at nearby Handsboro. One entry was without a search warrant and the other two were with warrants, although the validity of the warrants was challenged.

The trial court resolved the factual issues in favor of appellees and this result finds ample support in the record. Rule 52(a) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Neither do we detect any error of law. See, in particular, Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547, 557, 87 S.Ct. 1213, 18 L.Ed.2d 288 (1967); McCray v. Illinois, 386 U.S. 300, 87 S.Ct. 1056, 18 L.Ed.2d 62 (1967).

It necessarily follows that the judgment of the District Court must be

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Ford v. Hobbs

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 30, 1970
421 F.2d 1403 (5th Cir. 1970)
Case details for

Ford v. Hobbs

Case Details

Full title:Evelyn FORD, Minor, by Mrs. Anne Pope, Adult, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. H…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jan 30, 1970

Citations

421 F.2d 1403 (5th Cir. 1970)