Legal Opinion
Jinks v. Richland County
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 22, 2002No. 25446PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice BURNETT:
Respondent Susan Jinks brought this wrongful death and survival action on behalf of her husband, Carl H. Jinks (Jinks and his wife are referred to collectively as “Jinks”), who died while incarcerated at Appellant Richland County’s (County’s) Detention Center. The jury returned an $80,000 verdict in Jinks! favor for wrongful death. County appeals.
FACTS
On October 14, 1994, Jinks was arrested for failure to pay child support, booked, and confined at County’s Detention Center. He died at the Detention Center four days later.
In 1996, Jinks brought an action in the United States…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jinks v. Richland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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- Jinks v. Richland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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