Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Bowen v. Gary-Northwest Indiana Women's Services, Inc.

Bowen v. Gary-Northwest Ind. Women's Servs., Inc., 429 U.S. 1067 (1977)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1977-01-25
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “Medical malpractice does not become a constitutional violation merely because the victim is a prisoner.”
  • medical decision not to order an X-ray or like measures is medical malpractice and the proper forum is state court under the Texas Tort Claims Act
  • medical malpractice in the treatment of prisoner

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Bowen v. Gary-Northwest Indiana Women's Services, Inc.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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Affirmed on appeal from D. C. N. D. Ind.