LOGUE v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-656.

412 U.S. 521 (1973)

LOGUE ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James DeAnda argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were J. Robert McKissick, Ed Idar, Jr., Mario Obledo, and Michael Mendelson.

Mark L. Evans argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wood, and Robert E. Kopp.


MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

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...

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