Legal Opinion
Van Johnson v. Dr. Richard K. Bowers and John R. Douglas, Co III
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1989No. 88-2641PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Van Johnson, an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP), appeals an adverse judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights by denying him recommended surgery to repair nerve damage to his arm, beating him when he complained about the denial of surgery, and failing to properly treat a finger broken in the beating incident. Johnson sought both damages and injunctive relief. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment denying Johnson damages, but…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- Campbell v. CauthronCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Thomas L. White v. Harold Farrier Crispus C. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by28 opinions
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