Arthur v. Fry’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1442
Relies on Tennessee v. Davis · 143 F. Supp. 445 - State of Oklahoma v. Willingham · People's United States Bank v. Goodwin · 263 F. Supp. 370 - Preston v. Edmondson · Deniel Morgan v. John T. Willingham, and C. A. Jarvis
Most-quoted passages
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“For an act of a government officer to be under color of office, the act must have some rational connection with his official duties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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