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SAUNDERS v. STATE

No. 80-560-Appeal.

446 A.2d 748 (1982)

Martha L. SAUNDERS, Administratrix of the Estate of Claude Saunders v. STATE of Rhode Island et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Tarro, III, Providence, for plaintiff.

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Eileen G. Cooney, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, acting pursuant to Sup.Ct.R. 6, has certified to us the following questions of law:

"1. Do the State of Rhode Island, its officers, and employees have a duty to exercise reasonable care to protect prisoners in state correctional institutions from violent attack by other inmates, or is their duty measured by some other standard of care? (Emphasis...

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