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JEFFERSON v. CITY OF TARRANT

No. 96-957.

522 U.S. 75 (1997)

118 S.Ct. 481

139 L.Ed.2d 433

JEFFERSON, individually and as administrator of THE ESTATE OF JEFFERSON, DECEASED, et al. v. CITY OF TARRANT, ALABAMA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis G. Pantazis argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Brian M. Clark.

John G. Roberts, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Gregory G. Garre, Wayne Morse, and John W. Clark, Jr.

Justice Ginsburg, delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case, still sub judice in Alabama, was brought to this Court too soon. We granted certiorari to consider whether the Alabama Wrongful Death Act, Ala. Code § 6-5-410 (1993), governs recovery when a decedent's estate claims, under 42 U. S. C. § 1983, that the death in question resulted from a deprivation of federal rights. We do not decide that issue, however, because we conclude that we lack...

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