Legal Opinion

Eliza Chapman GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Buel STEPHENS Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 1, 1972No. 71-2030PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires the determination of which Kentucky Statute of.Limitations will be applied to a case arising under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, when there is no claim of physical injury.

The plaintiff (the parties will be referred to as in the court below) is a school teacher in Russell County, Kentucky. Pursuant to a regulation of the Russell County Board of Education she was not permitted to teach during the school year 1968/1969 because she was pregnant on the day the school year began. She gave birth to a child nine days later. The defendants are the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  2. O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. Thomas U. Mulligan v. Detective Schlachter, Sergeant Ware, Lieutenant Morin, and Benjamin J. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
  5. Donald A. Swan v. Board of Higher Education of the City of New York by Gustave G. Rosenberg, Its Chairman, George A. Pierson, and Margaret v. KielyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Burnett v. GrattanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  4. Beard v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  5. Roger McMaster v. Cabinet for Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987

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