Lewis v. City of Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action for Damages, tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Wake Superior Court, before Buxton, J. The plaintiff’s intestate, John Godwin, was arrested bj one of the policemen in the service of the defendant in June, 1875, for an alleged violation of a City ordinance, and confined in the City guard-house where he died. It was alleged that his death was caused by the 'unwholesome condition of the pi’ison, occasioned by neglect of the City authorities.
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Civil Action for Damages, tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Wake Superior Court, before Buxton, J. The plaintiff’s intestate, John Godwin, was arrested bj one of the policemen in the service of the defendant in June, 1875, for an alleged violation of a City ordinance, and confined in the City guard-house where he died. It was alleged that his death was caused by the 'unwholesome condition of the pi’ison, occasioned by neglect of the City authorities. Upon the issues submitted the jury found the following; facts : 1. John Godwin was arrested with probable cause by authority of the defendant, and…
1Opinion of the CourtRbade, J.
“ It shall be required by competent legislation that the structure and superintendence of penal institutions of the State, the County jails and City police prisons, secure the health and comfort of the prisoners.” Const.,Art. XI. § 6.
“ The Sheriff or keeper of any public prison shall every day cleanse the room of the'prison, * * * and shall furnish the prisoners a plenty of good and wholesome water three times in every day, and shall find each prisoner fuel, * * * wholesome bread * * * and every necessary attendance, * * * good warm blankets or other suitable bed clothing * * * for their use…
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