Legal Opinion
Harold Jones v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 9, 1957No. 12075PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brought this suit under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b) and 2674. He seeks to recover damages for alleged injuries while incarcerated as a federal prisoner.
Plaintiff was convicted of a Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2311-2313 violation and was sentenced for a term of from four months to one year and one day. He was first incarcerated in the District of Columbia jail, and thereafter removed to the District of Columbia reformatory in Lorton, Virginia. Plaintiff alleges that while so imprisoned, he was required to do heavy work…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Richard W. Buer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Sigmon v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1953
- Shew v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1953
- Van Zuch v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1954
3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ernest Klein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Healy v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Henry Winston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Louis H. Granade v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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