Legal Opinion

Daniel Morgan v. John T. Willingham and C. A. Jarvis

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1970No. 9281PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURRAH, Chief Judge.

Daniel Morgan, a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, instituted this tort action in the Kansas courts against appel-lees Willingham and Jarvis, Warden and Chief Medical Officer at the Penitentia ry, to recover damages for injuries they allegedly inflicted on him during his confinement. The appellees removed the action to the District Court, which granted summary judgment for them. On first consideration of this matter we took the view that the ease was not removable and therefore did not reach the court’s summary judgment based on immunity.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  3. Willingham v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Paul Rodger Weller v. Fred H. Dickson, Andrew Emmitte Pope v. Richard A. McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. Corrections Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  2. Luckett v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  3. Dearman v. WoodsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  4. Monroe v. Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
  5. Estrada v. HillsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975

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