GARNER v. STEPHENS

No. 71-2030.

460 F.2d 1144 (1972)

Eliza Chapman GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Buel STEPHENS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Triplett, Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant; David N. Everett, Douglas B. Taylor, Hogan, Taylor, Denzer & Bennett, Louisville, Ky., on brief.

Hollis E. Edmonds, Russell Springs, for defendants-appellees; Robert L. Bertram, Jamestown, Ky., on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, KENT, Circuit Judge, and FEIKENS, District Judge.


KENT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires the determination of which Kentucky Statute of Limitations will be applied to a case arising under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, when there is no claim of physical injury.

The plaintiff (the parties will be referred to as in the court below) is a school teacher in Russell County, Kentucky. Pursuant to a regulation of the Russell County Board of Education she was not permitted to teach during the school...

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