Legal Opinion

William T. Erwin, Sr., and Emely Erwin v. Rodney P. Westfall Osborn Rutledge William Bell, Defendants

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 2, 1986No. 85-7437PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

This case presents an appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment on immunity grounds to defendants in a tort suit by a federal employee against co-employees and supervisors. Since summary judgment was granted on the basis of law that has recently changed in this Circuit, we REVERSE and REMAND for reconsideration.

Plaintiff-appellant William T. Erwin, Sr., a warehouseman at the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama, was injured on February 9, 1984, by workplace exposure to toxic soda ash. Some of the ash, which was stored in appellant’s warehouse, had spilled from its…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bertha Morrison v. Washington County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Beverly Kay Johns v. Pettibone Corporation, Frank Van MeterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Beverly Kay Johns v. Pettibone Corporation, Frank Van MeterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Westfall v. ErwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Kenneth W. Martin v. John P. Malhoyt, John Doe(s) Shirley Ann Stevens v. David H. Stover, John DoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  3. Adeline Jones v. Lauro F. Cavazos, Secretary, United States Department of Education, in His Official Capacity, and Richard A. Hastings, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Charles D. Cross v. Roger D. Fiscus, Donald Rathburger, and Jessie HicksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Beverly Kay Johns, Transportation Insurance Company, Intervenor v. Pettibone Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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