Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit March 29, 1956, 13188 (Francis A. Benton v. Curtis Reid)

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Benton is a chronic sufferer from tuberculosis, in communicable form. Finding that his being at large would endanger the public health, the Director of Public Health sought and obtained an order of the Municipal Court for his detention, under Section 6-119b of the D.C.Code 1951.