BROWN v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1328.

486 F.2d 284 (1973)

Levon BROWN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Lavey, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

John A. Forster, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees Love and Allen.

Fletcher Jackson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee United States.

Before MEHAFFY, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


MEHAFFY, Chief Judge.

This is an action for compensatory and punitive damages by a federal prisoner against the sheriff and head jailer of Pulaski County, Arkansas and against the federal government for injuries plaintiff received in two separate assaults by fellow inmates during plaintiff's pretrial detention in the Pulaski County Jail.1 Recovery is sought against the sheriff and head jailer...

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