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· 3/5/1979

Tunstall v. Rowe

Citations

  • 478 F. Supp. 87
  • 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14009

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding injury from falling on greasy staircase “not cognizable as cruel and unusual punishment”
  • the existence of a greasy staircase which caused a prisoner to slip and fall did not violate the Eighth Amendment
  • finding no Eighth Amendment violation based on greasy prison stairway
  • finding no Eighth Amendment violation based on greasy prison stairway

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Judges: Decker

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