Daniels v. Williams case brief summary
474 U.S. 327 (1986)
CASE FACTS
The prisoner sought to recover damages for personal injuries that he sustained when he slipped on a pillow case that had been negligently left on a stairway by the correctional officer. The prisoner's § 1983 claim rested on the contention that the officer's negligence deprived the prisoner of his Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest in freedom from bodily injury.
DISCUSSION
The United States Supreme Court held that the prisoner's action was properly dismissed because a prison official's mere lack of due care did not constitute a deprivation of liberty under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
CONCLUSION
The Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals.
474 U.S. 327 (1986)
CASE SYNOPSIS
In an action that petitioner, a state
prisoner, brought under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983, the prisoner sought
review of a judgment in which the Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to grant summary
judgment in favor of respondent, a correctional officer.CASE FACTS
The prisoner sought to recover damages for personal injuries that he sustained when he slipped on a pillow case that had been negligently left on a stairway by the correctional officer. The prisoner's § 1983 claim rested on the contention that the officer's negligence deprived the prisoner of his Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest in freedom from bodily injury.
DISCUSSION
The United States Supreme Court held that the prisoner's action was properly dismissed because a prison official's mere lack of due care did not constitute a deprivation of liberty under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
CONCLUSION
The Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals.
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