Legal Opinion
Wells v. County of Valencia
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1982No. 13856PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Senior Justice.
Plaintiff filed suit in federal district court, alleging that he was placed alone in a completely dark cell with an unprotected hole in the center of the cell floor, and that he tripped in the hole and sustained severe and permanent neurological injuries. The suit was filed for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) for cruel and unusual punishment in violation of U.S.Const. amend. VIII, and for damages for personal injury under the New Mexico Tort Claims Act, §§ 41-4-1 through 41-4-29, N.M.S.A.1978 (Orig.Pamp. & Cum.Supp.1981).
The action before us is brought…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Lucy Quezada, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Berlinda Griego, Deceased v. The County of Bernalillo Patrick Sauser Alvin J. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Glover v. GartmanDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
- Schlieter v. CarlosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- Abalos v. Bernalillo County District Attorney's OfficeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Wittkowski Ex Rel. Wittkowski v. State, Corrections DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
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