Case Name: James E. BUSH, Appellant, v. William B. ROBINSON (Warden), County Jail, Allegheny (County of Allegheny)-Dismissed 5/22/70
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-04-15
Citations: 442 F.2d 393
Docket Number: No. 19316
Parties: James E. BUSH, Appellant, v. William B. ROBINSON (Warden), County Jail, Allegheny (County of Allegheny)—Dismissed 5/22/70.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 442
Pages: 393–394

Head Matter:
James E. BUSH, Appellant, v. William B. ROBINSON (Warden), County Jail, Allegheny (County of Allegheny)—Dismissed 5/22/70.
No. 19316.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted on Briefs April 2,1971.
Decided April 15, 1971.
James Bush, pro se.
Norman J. Cowie, Thomson, Rhodes & Grigsby, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee, County of Allegheny.
Maurice Louik, County Sol., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee, Robinson (Craig T. Stockdale, Asst. County Sol., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief).
Before FORMAN, SEITZ and ALDI-SERT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
Appellant allegedly contracted trench mouth in the County Prison of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, while confined there awaiting trial. He brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 which, upon motion, was dismissed by the district court. The action was properly dismissed against the County of Allegheny. A municipality is not a person contemplated by the Civil Rights Act of 1871. United States ex rel. Gittlemacker v. County of Philadelphia, 413 F.2d 84, 86 (3 Cir. 1969). The action was also properly dismissed against the Warden because the allegations contained in the complaint rose "no higher than an averment of a tort." United States ex rel. Gittlemacker v. County of Philadelphia, supra, 413 F.2d 84, 87. The negligence alleged by appellant is not cognizable un.der the Civil Rights Act.
The judgment of the district court will be affirmed.