BILLY H. O'BARR, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
WILEY HICKMAN, JUDGE OF PROBATE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
BILLY H. O'BARR, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
WILEY HICKMAN, JUDGE OF PROBATE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
445 F.2d 859
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1971)
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff, Billy H. O’Barr, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Probate Judge of Etowah County, Alabama, for wrongful commitment to a state mental institution. This case is controlled by the recent decision of this Court in Perkins v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, 5th Cir. 1970, 433 F. 2d 1303, and it is on the basis of that decision that we affirm the judgment of the court below.
Affirmed.
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