FRANKS v. BOLDEN

No. 84-7343.

774 F.2d 1552 (1985)

Steven Ray FRANKS, Pamela S. Franks, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. J.A. BOLDEN, Davis G. Nye, Paul Townsel, John Butler, Ernie Ball, and Jerry Campbell, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, James E. Fox, Associate Gen. Counsel, Robert E. Washburn, Donna L. Pierce, Edwin W. Small, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants-appellants.

N. Michael Suttle, Florence, Ala., T. Michael Putnam, Florence, Ala., and Dave Beuoy, Russellville, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before VANCE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

The primary question in this case is whether employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority charged with failing to provide a safe working environment are entitled to official immunity for their alleged acts of negligence. We conclude that immunity is not available for the particular acts in question and affirm the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.

I. Facts and Procedural History

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