Barrios v. Haskell Cnty. Pub. Facilities Auth.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
Wyrick, J.:
*235¶1 Two federal courts have certified to us the following questions:
1. The Governmental Tort Claims Act renders the State immune from any tort suit arising out of the "[p]rovision, equipping, operation or maintenance of any prison, jail or correctional facility." Do Sections 7 and 9 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution nonetheless allow an inmate to bring a tort claim for denial of medical care?
2. If so, is the private cause of action to be recognized retrospectively?
¶2 Answering these questions requires us to determine whether we should extend our holding in Bosh v. Cherokee…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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