Legal Opinion
Dennis Tigue v. T. J. Swaim
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1978No. 77-1349PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Tigue brought a diversity action against T. J. Swaim for libel and false imprisonment. Tigue was a captain in the Air Force, stationed at the Little Rock Air Force Base, when the events giving rise to this action occurred. Swaim was a colonel in the Air Force and Base Hospital Commander. The libel count was based on memoranda that Swaim sent to Dr. Frank Westerfield, a civilian psychiatrist, and to the Keesler Air Force Base Mental Ward. The false imprisonment count was based on an order from Swaim requiring Tigue to be confined in a mental hospital for…
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