Legal Opinion
Methola v. County of Eddy
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1980No. 13188, 13227 and 13228PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICI, Justice.
There are three cases on appeal which have been consolidated for determination and opinion by this Court.
CASE I.
Hernandez was arrested by the Carlsbad City Police on July 1,1976, and taken to the Eddy County jail. On the night of July 5, he was beaten unconscious by fellow inmates in a loud fight which lasted at least one and a half hours. No jailer came at any time during the fight. He remained unconscious in the cell until the morning of July 7, when the other prisoners requested the jailer to remove him because the stench was bothering them. He remained in a coma…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- City of Belen v. HarrellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by114 opinions
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