Legal Opinion
Roy E. Daniels v. Andrew Williams, Deputy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1985No. 82-6538PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING:
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This case is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm.
Roy Daniels was a prisoner in the Richmond city jail on January 23, 1982, when he slipped and fell on a pillow and newspapers negligently left on some stairsteps by the defendant Williams, a deputy sheriff. The fall resulted in injuries to Daniels’ back and ankle, for which he received medical treatment. While the facts surrounding Daniels’ fall may be disputed, the district court found a common law negligence remedy available to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- James v. JaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Bobby Joe Lewellen v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee and the Metropolitan Board of Public EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Michael Jamie Fundiller and Rae Winder Fundiller, His Wife, Plaintiffs v. The City of Cooper City, a Municipal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Robins v. HarumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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