eBook details
- Title: Fugitt v. Jones
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 01, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
Description
Patricia Fugitt originally brought this suit as a class action under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C.A. ? 1983 (1974). She withdrew all of her class action claims and her request for injunctive relief at the pre-trial conference and now seeks only damages. Fugitt alleges that during her confinement in the Dallas County Jail located in Dallas, Texas, she sustained fractures of the hand and foot. She further asserts that, despite her persistent oral and written requests, she was denied medical treatment for nearly three days thereafter. Named as defendants in Fugitts complaint are ten officials of the Dallas County Jail, all of whom she contends were shown her swollen and discolored appendages and told that she was in pain and urgently needed medical care. Fugitt asserts that she suffered avoidable pain and increased permanent disability as a result of defendants disregard of her condition.