Hollins v. Powell

After Wellston's new mayor, Robert Powell (defendant), appointed his own housing commissioners and had the former commissioners (plaintiffs, including Hollins) arrested for attempting to hold a housing meeting, the commissioners sued Powell and the City for violating their constitutional rights. During trial, the plaintiffs called Powell as a witness, and on direct examination he testified without objection about his conversations with the City's attorney and his own attorney. The plaintiffs then called the City's attorney to testify as well; the defendants objected on attorney-client privilege grounds, the objection was overruled, and the jury found for the plaintiffs.