Legal Opinion
Anna Nell Langford v. Gay Lane Richard Mitchell Overton County, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1991No. 89-5488PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Anna Nell Langford appeals a summary judgment rendered against her in her suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against her former supervisor, Gay Lane, as well as against Richard Mitchell, County Executive of Overton County, Tennessee, and against the county itself. Langford was employed as a nurse’s aid at a County-owned and operated nursing home until June 4, 1987, when Lane fired her. Lang-ford contends that she was fired in violation of her first amendment rights after speaking against Lane at a public meeting of the County Board of Commissioners. The district…
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