Legal Opinion
J. Ralph Erwin v. William L. Neal
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1974No. 73-2001 and 74-1002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, a non-tenured school teacher of the Kingsport, Tennessee School System, whose contract was not renewed for the school year 1969-1970, filed suit for mandatory order of reinstatement and for $150,000 damages claiming that his civil and constitutional rights had been violated. 28 U.S.C. § 1343; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985; First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
In the second defense of their answer the defendants pleaded the one-year Tennessee Statute of Limitations in bar to the action. T.C.A. § 28-304 provides in relevant part:
Actions . . . for injuries to the person .…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Charles C. Hodge v. Service MacHine CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Madison v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Brown v. DunstanTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- Emerson v. MachamerTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
3Cited by5 opinions
- John H. Stevens v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Graffals Gonzalez v. Garcia SantiagoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1976
- Boles v. FoxDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1975
- Stevens v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981
- Eddie D. Grays v. Governor Lamar Alexander Eugene Barksdale, Sheriff William Hughes, Superintendent and Arbor, Record Clerk and Raymon Sauer, AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986