Legal Opinion

Hines v. Mikell

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 11, 1919No. 1684PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Charleston; Henry A. Middleton Smith, Judge. Habeas corpus by William E. Mikell against F. H. Hines, Major Field Artillery, United States army. Judgment granting writ, and respondent appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.

This was a habeas corpus proceeding tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. The facts may be epitomized as follows:

On or about July 22, 1917, William E. Mikell, a civilian, on his personal application, was employed by the quartermaster at Camp Jackson in the capacity of a stenographer.

Camp Jackson is a cantonment located near Columbia, S. C., established under the authority of the National Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916, c. 134, 39 Stat. 166, and amendments thereto. This camp was established for the training of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sargent v. Town of LudlowSupreme Court of Vermont · 1870

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Duncan v. KahanamokuSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. AliCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2012
  4. McCune v. KilpatrickDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1943
  5. Perlstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945

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