Porter et al. v. McCormack et al. - Warren Circuit Court (SC 3717)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2-1-2024

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University: 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3717. Case file for L.R. Porter and Lizzie Porter v J. N. McCormack, John H. Blackburn, Henry James and Tom Potter (Warren County, Kentucky Circuit Court) relating to a restraining order secured by Luther R. Porter of Bowling Green to block the removal of his smallpox-infected daughter and the rest of the family to the local pest house. Includes affidavits of physicians, public health officials and locals familiar with the pest house. The restraining order was subsequently lifted by a Louisville judge. Also includes a 1902 Courier-Journal article about the case, and a footnoted version of a 2014 article published in Landmark Report.

Disciplines

Diseases | Health Law and Policy | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Porter et al. v. McCormack et al. - Warren Circuit Court (SC 3717)" (2024). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 5118.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/5118