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Hamilton v. Covington

District Court, W.D. Arkansas

Decided January 17, 1978No. Civ. T-76-35-C and 77-4021PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAUL X WILLIAMS, Chief Judge.

These cases arise from a fire which burned the Nevada County, Arkansas Jail on January 31, 1976. Mrs. Lou Costello Hamilton, administratrix of the estate of Billy Wayne Hamilton, contends that her deceased husband who was incarcerated in the jail was killed from smoke inhalation from the fire. Ken Senter contends he was injured by the fire. At the time of the fire there was no jailer in attendance at the jail to unlock the cells and release the inmates.

Neither complaint states whether Billy Hamilton or Ken Senter was in the Nevada County jail…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. David M. Foster v. Lawrence J. Walsh, Clerk, Akron Municipal CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. Ferguson v. FleckDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
  3. Lacey v. Bekaert Steel Wire Corp.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1985
  4. Willis v. BarksdaleDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1985
  5. Harris v. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2009

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