Legal Opinion
Francis A. Benton v. Curtis Reid
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 1956No. 13188PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Benton is a chronic sufferer from tuberculosis, in communicable form. Finding that his being at large would endanger the public health, the Director of Public Health sought and obtained an order of the Municipal Court for his detention, under Section 6-119b of the D.C.Code 1951. The Director caused him to be confined in the hospital section of the District of Columbia jail. That section is an integral part of the jail, and is similarly barred and guarded. Some months later, appellant applied to the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. After a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Miller v. OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- White v. ReidDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1954
- Stella Calomeris, Administratrix of the Estate of Harry Calomeris v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- In re McGeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Enoch Creek, Jr. v. William J. StoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Commonwealth v. PageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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