Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Amerada Hess Corp. v. Fahy
429 U.S. 1067
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-01-24
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “Medical malpractice does not become a constitutional violation merely because the victim is a prisoner.”
- medical decision not to order an X-ray or like measures is medical malpractice and the proper forum is state court under the Texas Tort Claims Act
- medical malpractice in the treatment of prisoner
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Amerada Hess Corp. v. Fahy. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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