Scott v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[P]rison authorities owe a duty to use reasonable care to protect inmates from harm and this duty extends to protecting inmates from self-inflicted injury. This duty is not absolute, but depends upon the circumstances of the particular case.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Guillot v. Russell
  Fifth Circuit· 2023-02-10· cited 75×
• Penton v. Clarkson
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1994-03-11· cited 48×
• Nagle v. Gusman
  E.D. Louisiana· 2014-11-18· cited 18×
• Misenheimer v. WBR PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1996-06-28· cited 8×
• Estate of Shelvin v. Neustrom
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2015-10-07
• Schwenke v. American Samoa Government
  High Court of American Samoa· 2000-01-12

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1962-01-15· cited 631×
• Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1972-01-17· cited 459×
• Dezort v. Village of Hinsdale
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1976-02-06· cited 74×
• Naylor v. La. Dept. of Public Highways
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1982-10-12· cited 73×
• Robertson v. Penn
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1985-05-20· cited 62×
• Naylor v. LOUISIANA DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1983-02-11· cited 33×
• Falkenstein v. City of Bismarck
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1978-08-10· cited 33×
• Maricopa County v. Cowart
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1970-07-10· cited 31×
• Guice v. Enfinger
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-10-07· cited 25×
• Freeman v. Wilcox
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1975-02-07· cited 19×
• Hutchinson v. Miller
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-09-14· cited 12×
• Calloway v. City of New Orleans
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1988-04-12· cited 10×