Cope v. State

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

The facts are not in dispute. In his complaint, the appellant makes the following allegations. State Hospital South (State) is a facility for the custody, care and treatment of the mentally disabled, operated by the State of Idaho. It is located in Blackfoot, Idaho, Bingham County. State presently confines about 200 mentally disabled persons. At State, appellant was employed as a Physical Therapy Technician “I.” Sometime during July or August, 1982, appellant was treating a patient and was forced to lift that patient. During the process, appellant strained his back…