Legal Opinion
Sherrod v. State of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1997No. S-94-941PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGerrard, J.
In a suit filed pursuant to the State Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,209 et seq. (Reissue 1994), the district court entered judgment in favor of appellee Harry Sherrod. It is from this judgment that the State of Nebraska appeals. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
While an inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Sherrod was beaten by his cellmate, Roland Palmer, with a 20-inch-long, 1-inch-diameter solid steel bar. Palmer had complained to Department of Correctional Services (DCS) personnel about how he and Sherrod were unable to get along and that he wanted to be moved to a different…
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