Jackson v. United States

OPINION FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

DON J. YOUNG, District Judge:

This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), by the plaintiff as Administratrix of the Estate of Adolphus Jackson, deceased. Adolphus Jackson will hereinafter be referred to as the decedent. The decedent died as the result of an attack by a fellow prisoner in the early morning hours of February 13, 1972, while he was an inmate of the Honor Camp at the Federal Correctional Institution at Marion, Illinois. The case was tried to the Court on March 9th and 10th, 1976. This opinion will…