Court of Appeals of Kansas· 10/16/1992

Washington v. State

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839 P.2d 555
17 Kan. App. 2d 518

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prison officials owe duty of reasonable care to safeguard a prisoner in their custody or control from attack by other prisoners
prison officials owe duty of reasonable care to' safeguard prisoners from attack by other prisoners; duty not violated unless danger was known or should have been known
prison officials owe duty of reasonable care to safeguard prisoners from attack by other prisoners; duty not violated unless danger was known or should have been known
A state prison has a duty of reasonable care as outlined in the Restatement [Second] of Torts § 320 to protect an inmate from harm at the hands of another inmate.
prison officials owe duty of reasonable care to safeguard prisoners from attack by other prisoners; duty not violated unless danger was known or should have been known
State has duly to take reasonable steps to protect one inmate against attack from another inmate who had made threats also citing Restatement [Second] of Torts § 320

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Judges: Briscoe, C.J., Brazil, J., and Karen M. Humphreys, District Judge, Assigned

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