Ricky D. Hitt, Kathleen Hitt and Charlott Cross v. The City of Pasadena and John Ray Harrison, Individually and as Mayor of Pasadena

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-10-19

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PER CURIAM: The plaintiffs in this case are the surviving children of Charles A. Hitt. They brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983 against the mayor and City of Pasadena, Texas, and against unknown police agents of that city. They allege that their father, while in custody of…

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