Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Bowen v. Gary-Northwest Indiana Women's Services, Inc.
50 L. Ed. 2d 785
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-01-25
- Topic
- general
“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
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- 66 opinions
Affirmed on appeal from D. C. N. D. Ind.