Legal Opinion
Carlton v. Department of Corrections
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1996No. Docket 160706PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmolenski, P.J.
Defendants Michigan Department of Corrections (doc); Robert Brown, Jr., director of the doc; and Tekla Miller, warden of Huron Valley Men’s Facility (hvmf), appeal as of right a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Adrian Carlton by the Court of Claims following a bench trial. We reverse.
In November 1989, plaintiff, while incarcerated in hvmf’s unit 2, received burn injuries when he negligently or intentionally set a fire in his cell. Plaintiff filed suit against defendants in the Court of Claims, seeking damages for his injuries. Count i of plaintiff’s complaint alleged a claim against…
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