PURVEY v. STATE

No. 85293.

905 P.2d 770 (1995)

Bobbie Ann PURVEY, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. STATE of Oklahoma, Defendant/Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Bardrick, Oklahoma City, for Plaintiff/Respondent.

W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma by W. Craig Sutter, Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma City, for Defendant/Petitioner.


HODGES, Justice.

Bobbie Ann Purvey (Plaintiff) was an inmate incarcerated at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center. She was participating in a work program clearing trees and brush from a field so that the Department of Public Safety could build a physical training park. She was working with another inmate who was using a chain saw. The saw became stuck and kicked, cutting Plaintiff's ankle. The Department of Corrections provided medical care at no cost to her. She...

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