[DOWNLOAD] "Wells V. County Of Valencia" by New Mexico Supreme Court * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Wells V. County Of Valencia
Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
Release Date : January 13, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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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).