Legal Opinion
Glass v. Hamilton County, Tennessee
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided August 29, 1973No. Civ. A. 6738PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.
This is a civil action for damages for the alleged wrongful death of the plaintiff’s father. The action is sought to be maintained in this court under the Federal Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) and jurisdiction is predicated upon that statute and 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
The complaint alleges in substance that the plaintiff’s decedent, while an inmate in the Hamilton County, Tennessee, workhouse, was assigned the task of cleaning paint off the boiler room floor with gasoline. It is alleged that in the performance of the task an explosion occurred…
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Egan v. City of AuroraSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Knipp v. WeikleDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1975
- Jones v. TENNESSEE EASTMAN COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- Bailey v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- Diamond v. ColemanDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1975