Legal Opinion
Cantrell v. Thurman
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 24, 1998No. A98A0114PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Ricky G. Cantrell, plaintiff-appellant, was arrested on criminal charges and incarcerated on May 5, 1993; he was unable to make bond. He was held in the Bartow County Jail in the custody of Sheriff Donald E. Thurman and Deputy Sheriff William (Bill) Hart, chief jailor, defendants-appellants. Plaintiff remained in custody until August 10, 1993.
On July 28,1993, plaintiff hurt his foot. The foot became infected without observable evidence, and the infection went undiagnosed by the treating physician, because there was no open wound. Plaintiff developed a fever that reached 107…
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