NIETO v. STATE

No. 96CA0982.

952 P.2d 834 (1997)

Arthur M. NIETO, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. STATE of Colorado and Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, and Marian Norman and Mike Farrow, Defendants and Cross-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1997.

Certiorari Granted March 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ozer and Ozer, P.C., Robert C. Ozer, Jill C. Harris, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, Thomas C. Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees; and for Defendants and Cross-Appellees.


Opinion by Judge BRIGGS.

Plaintiff, Arthur Nieto, filed this civil action seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by inadequate medical care provided to him while he was in prison. Defendants, State of Colorado and Department of Corrections (the state defendants), appeal the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and against them based on the negligence of their employees, including defendants Marian Norman, a prison nurse, and Mike...

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