AELE LAW LIBRARY OF CASE SUMMARIES:
Civil Liability of Law Enforcement Agencies
& Personnel
Defenses: Survival of Claims
314:23 Federal civil rights claim against police chief for malicious prosecution abated with police chief's death under Oklahoma law; state law governed survival of action under federal civil rights statute. Pietrowski v. Town of Dibble, #97-6012, 134 F.3d 1006 (10th Cir. 1998).