Legal Opinion
Bass v. Wallenstein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 1985No. Nos. 83-2392, 83-2404PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr. Circuit Judge.
In this section 1983 action claiming deprivations of decedent Johnny Lee Bass’ eighth amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and his fourteenth amendment right not to be deprived of life without due process of law, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the administrator of Bass’ estate in the amount of $250,000. The defendants found to be liable,1 Wallenstein, Assistant Warden at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois (“Stateville”), Such, Medical Unit Administrator at Stateville, and Dr. Hoffman, a physician at the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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