Legal Opinion
Logue v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1973No. 72-656PublishedCited by 487 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Reagan Logue, a federal prisoner confined in a county-jail pending trial, fashioned a noose from a bandage covering a laceration on his left arm and hanged himself. His mother and adoptive father sued the United States for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. § 1346 (b), 1 claiming that negligence on the part of Government agents and employees proximately caused the death of their son. The District Court determined that Logue’s death was the result of negligence for which the United States was liable, and awarded damages. 334 F. Supp. 322 (SD Tex. 1971). The Court of Appeals…
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