Legal Opinion
Willie Thompson v. United States of America and Mr. J. F. Koyle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1974No. 192PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal comes to us from the district court’s dismissal of a federal prisoner’s claim for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C., §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. Finding no error in the district court’s ruling, we affirm.
According to the complaint and exhibits filed below, on November 3, 1971 Willie Thompson, who was then an inmate of a United States penitentiary, sustained a work-related back injury while employed by the Federal Prison Industries. He was subsequently hospitalized, where he alleges his injury was aggravated as a result of negligence and malpractice on the part of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. DemkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jimmie Otis Wooten v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Harl ColeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Willie Thompson v. United States of America, Federal Prison Industries, No. 73-2573 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jewell v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1967
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Charles M. Vander v. United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Western Regional Office United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Betty D. McCall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Willard Wooten v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Otis F. Aston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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