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ÐJordan,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð #`" ÐÓ ÓÌÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼C»XXiE #ÔÔ‡XiX»¼CÔÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼C»XXi #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XiX»¼CÔà  àDean€Kinningham€was€convicted€on€August€3,€1999€of€aggravated€robbery,€aggravatedÐ ¬'ü"' Ðburglary,€possession€of€a€Schedule€II€controlled€substance€for€sale,€possession€of€a€handgun€by€aÐ ˜(è#( Ðconvicted€felon€and€felony€escape.€€He€had€been€arrested€and€was€awaiting€trial€in€the€ClaiborneÐ „)Ô$) ÐCounty€Jail€when€he€overpowered€a€guard€and€escaped.€€Upon€recapture,€he€was€transferred€toÐ p*À%* ÐÔ_ÔRiverbendÔ_Ô€Maximum€Security€Institution€for€safekeeping€until€his€eventual€conviction€andÐ \+¬&+ Ðsentencing.Ð H,˜', ÐÐ 4-„(-ý Ðà  àWhile€housed€at€Ô_ÔRiverbendÔ_Ô€on€November€14,1999,€Kinningham€was€taken€from€his€cell€andÐ ° Ðescorted€to€the€recreation€area.€€There€are€six€recreation€cages€in€the€recreation€area,€each€separatedÐ œì Ðby€a€fence.€€After€Kinningham€was€placed€in€his€recreation€cage,€another€inmate€named€Hodges€wasÐ ˆØ Ðplaced€in€an€adjacent€recreation€cage.€€After€approximately€twenty€minutes€in€his€recreation€cage,Ð tÄ ÐKinningham€asked€the€guards,€Rendon€and€Simmons,€to€escort€him€back€to€his€cell€for€the€purposeÐ `° Ðof€using€the€restroom.€€He€was€taken€from€his€rec€cage€and€as€he€passed€the€adjacent€rec€cageÐ L œ Ðhousing€inmate€Hodges,€he€was€informed€by€Hodges€that€Hodges€had€a€pack€of€tobacco€for€him.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐKinningham€turned€to€the€escorting€officers€to€ask€them€if€he€could€get€the€tobacco€whereuponÐ $ t Ðinmate€Hodges,€suddenly€and€without€warning,€grabbed€Kinningham€and€cut€his€arm.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àThe€Claims€Commission€granted€summary€judgment€for€the€State€and€Claimant€appeals.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àNo€presumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€decisions€granting€summary€judgment€becauseÐ À  Ðthey€involve€only€questions€of€law.€€Thus,€on€appeal,€we€must€make€a€fresh€determination€concerningÐ ¬ü  Ðwhether€the€requirements€of€Rule€56€T.R.C.P.€have€been€met.€€òòCowden€v.€Sovran€Bank/CentralÐ ˜è  ÐSouthóó,€816€S.W.2d€741,€744€(Tenn.€1991).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àThis€case€parallels€the€decision€of€this€Court€in€òòCarl€Hanks€v.€State€of€Tennesseeóó,€1999€WLÐ \¬ Ð454459€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.).€€In€òòHanksóó,€this€Court€observed:Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  àà ` à*3€T.C.A.€ðð€9„8„307(c)€provides€that€ð ð[T]he€determination€of€the€stateððsÐ  p Ðliability€in€tort€shall€be€based€on€the€traditional€tort€concepts€of€duty€and€theÐ  \ Ðreasonably€prudent€personððs€standard€of€care.ðð€€Therefore,€the€burden€of€proof€isÐ øH Ðupon€Hanks€to€establish€that€his€injuries€were€caused€by€the€negligence€of€the€State.€Ð ä4 ÐTo€do€that,€the€appellant€must€prove€the€following€elements:€(1)€a€duty€of€care€owedÐ Ð  Ðby€the€State€to€the€claimant;€(2)€conduct€falling€below€the€applicable€standard€of€careÐ ¼  Ðowed€by€the€State€to€the€claimant;€(3)€injury€or€loss;€(4)€causation€in€fact€and€(5)Ð ¨ø Ðproximate€cause.€€òòShouse€v.€Otisóó,€224€Tenn.€1,€448€S.W.2d€673,€676€(Tenn.€1969);Ð ”ä ÐòòHastings€v.€Smithóó,€223€Tenn.€142,€443€S.W.2d€436,€438€(Tenn.€1969).ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIn€this€case,€there€has€been€no€showing€that€the€State€breached€its€duty€toÐ X ¨ Ðexercise€ordinary€and€reasonable€care.€€As€established€in€òòCockrum€v.€Stateóó,€843Ð D!” ÐS.W.2d€433,€436€(Tenn.€App.€1992),€prison€officials€are€not€insurers€of€a€prisonerððsÐ 0"€  Ðsafety.€€In€a€case€such€as€this,€the€conduct€of€the€prison€officials€must€beÐ #l! Ðcommensurate€with€the€prisonerððs€known€condition.€€òòId.€€óóIn€òòGillespie€v.€MetropolitanÐ $X" ÐGovt.óó,€No.€01A01„9109„CV„00317€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Jan.€24,€1992),€the€MiddleÐ ô$D # ÐSection€of€this€Court€also€held€that€penal€institutions€are€not€insurers€of€an€inmateððsÐ à%0!$ Ðsafety€in€regard€to€inmate„on„inmate€assaults.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€general€rule€is€that€penal€institutions€have€a€duty€to€use€reasonable€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðordinary€care€to€prevent€foreseeable€attacks€on€inmates€by€other€inmates.€€The€penalÐ )à$( Ðinstitution€breaches€this€duty€when€its€authorities€know€of€or€have€reason€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðanticipate€an€attack€and€do€not€use€reasonable€care€to€prevent€it.€€Generally€speaking,Ð h+¸&* Ðthere€must€be€some€prior€notice€of€an€attack.€€òòGillespie,€supra;€Harris€v.€Stateóó,€61Ð ° ÐN.J.€585,€297€A.2d€561,€563€(N.J.€1972).МìÐ Ð  ÐÌ1999€WL€454459,€*3€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIn€deposition,€Claimant€testified:Ð L œ ÐÌà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAbout€halfway€down€the€first€page,€you€indicate€that€on€November€14,Ð $ t Ð1999,€at€11:30€a.m.€I€was€taken€out€of€my€cell€and€escorted€to€the€recreation€area€atÐ  ` ÐÔ_ÔRiverbendÔ_Ô€Maximum€Security€Institution,€Unit€No.€3;€is€that€correct?€à x àÐü L Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à8 ¸ àOkay,€maððam.Ðè 8 ¸ ¸  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àYou€go€on€to€say,€I€was€out€there€for€about€20€minutes;€is€that€aboutÐ Ô$  Ðcorrect?ÐÀ Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð ¬ü  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àYou€go€further€to€say,€when€I€got€the€urge€to€use€the€restroom,€I€hadÐ ˜è  Ðto€be€escorted€back€to€my€cell€by€two€correctional€officers;€is€that€correct?Ð„Ô Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð pÀ Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€those€two€correctional€officers€were€Officer€Rendon€and€OfficerÐ \¬ ÐSimmons;€is€that€right?ÐH˜Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð 4„ Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àYou€also€state,€I€asked€Officer€A.P.€Rendon€to€please€take€me€backÐ  p Ðin€so€I€could€use€the€restroom;€is€that€correct?Ð \Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð øH Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àOfficer€Rendon€then€called€for€assistance€to€help€escort€you€back€toÐ ä4 Ðyour€cell,€correct?ÐÐ Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð ¼  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAt€that€time€Corporal€Simmons€came€out€to€assist€Officer€Rendon€toÐ ¨ø Ðescort€you€back€to€your€cell,€correct?ДäÐ Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð €Ð Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€the€two€officers€placed€you€in€handcuffs;€is€that€right?Ðl¼Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð X ¨ Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€then€Officer€Rendon€opened€the€recreation€cage€gate€and€told€youÐ D!” Ðto€walk€through€the€gate;€is€that€right?Ð0"€ Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð #l! Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àYou€were€then€escorted€back€to€your€cell€and€as€you€passed€by€InmateÐ $X" ÐAllen€Ô_ÔHodge[sÔ_Ô],€who€was€in€another€recreation€cage,€Inmate€Hodges€said€to€you€thatÐ ô$D # Ðhe€had€a€pack€of€tobacco€for€you;€is€that€correct?Ðà%0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àA.à ¸ àHereððs€a€pack€of€tobacco€I€owe€you.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àOkay.€€So€Inmate€Hodges€told€you€that€he€had€a€pack€of€tobacco€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðhe€owed€you;€is€that€correct?Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð )à$( Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€Inmate€Hodges€was€essentially€asking€you€to€come€back€to€his€Ð |*Ì%) Ðrecreation€cage€so€that€you€could€get€the€pack€of€tobacco;€is€that€correct?Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àNo,€maððam.Ð ° Ðà  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àCould€you€explain€that?Ð œì Ðà8  àà ` àA.à ¸ àWell,€the€cages€was€set€up.€€There€was€three€cages,€a€total€of€six€cagesÐ ˆØ Ðout€there.€€Thereððs€three€on€each€side€and€thereððs€a€concrete€wall€thatððs€blocked€up,Ð tÄ Ðthree€out.€€I€was€in€the€back€cage.€€€Mr.€Hodges€was€in€the€middle€cage.€€There€wasÐ `° Ðanother€inmate€in€the€first€cage€up€here.ÐL œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àWhen€the€officers€come€to€get€me,€to€let€me€out€and€handcuffed€me,Ð 8 ˆ Ðthey€told€me€to€walk€through.€€I€got€by€Hodgesðð€cage€„€„€passing€Hodgesðð€cage€andÐ $ t Ðhereððs€a€half€bag€of€tobacco€I€owe€you.Ð `Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àSo€I€turned€around€and€asked€Mr.€Rendon€to€get€it€because€I€canððtÐ ü L  Ðaccept€nothing€from€another€inmate.€€Weððre€not€supposed€to.€€I€asked€Mr.€RendonÐ è 8  Ðwas€it€okay.€€Thatððs€when€it€happened.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àSo€essentially€after€Inmate€Hodges€told€you€that€he€had€a€pack€ofÐ À  Ðtobacco€that€he€owed€you,€you€asked€Officer€Rendon€if€you€could€go€back€and€get€it?Ьü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àA.à ¸ àNo.€€I€asked€Officer€Rendon€if€he€„€„€could€I€have€it.Иè Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àSee,€my€cage€is€like€this.€€Here€is€the€walkway€right€here.€€Here€isÐ „Ô  ÐHodges.€€This€is€mine€„€„€me.€€I€come€out€the€gate€here.€€Here€is€his€cage€right€there.€Ð pÀ ÐMr.€Rendon€told€me€to€walk€through€the€gate.€€I€got€to€right€here.€€Hodges€„€„€here€isÐ \¬ Ðthe€half€pack€of€tobacco€I€owe€you.ÐH˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àI€turned€to€Rendon€to€get€the€tobacco€from€him,€to€see€if€I€could€getÐ 4„ Ðit.€€When€I€turned,€thatððs€when€he€rescued€me€in€the€slots€because€I€was€looking€inÐ  p Ðthe€walkway,€he€rescued€me€and€grabs€me€by€the€cuffs€and€jerks€me€up.€€I€didnððtÐ  \ Ðknow€it€was€cuffed€at€the€time.ÐøHÐ Ð  ÐÓ  Ó.€.€.Ð ä4 ÐÓ  Óà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€going€on€with€your€complaint€here,€you€state€that€you€stoppedÐ Ð  Ðand€turned€to€the€two€correctional€officers€who€were€escorting€you€and€asked€theirÐ ¼  Ðpermission€to€get€the€tobacco€from€Inmate€Hodges€and€they€said€I€could,€correct?à8@\ Ð Ð àШøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.ДäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àBut€when€„€„€like€you€had€said,€but€when€you€turned€around€to€speakÐ €Ð Ðto€the€two€officers,€Inmate€Hodges€grabbed€you€by€the€handcuffs€and€pulled€you€toÐ l¼ Ðthe€recreation€cage€and€cut€you€two€times€on€the€inner€part€of€your€lower€arm?ÐX ¨Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àYes,€maððam.Ð D!” Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àYou€go€on€to€say,€it€happened€so€fast€I€could€not€respond;€is€thatÐ 0"€  Ðcorrect?Ð#l!Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àCorrect.Ð $X" Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àSo€in€other€words,€you€did€not€expect€this€attack?Ðô$D #Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àAbsolutely€not.Ð à%0!$ Ðà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€before€this€incident€occurred,€you€and€Inmate€Hodges€had€gotÐ Ì&"% Ðalong€pretty€well?и'#&Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àFairly€well.€€Fairly€well.Ð ¤(ô#' Ðâ âà  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àA€good€relationship.Ð )à$( Ðà8  àà ` àA.à ¸ àFairly€well.€€I€felt€sorry€for€the€man.€€The€man€is€not€„€„€he€canððt€readÐ ° Ðor€write€and€he€has€seizures,€and€heððs€really€messed€up,€Mr.€Hodges€is.€€His€mentalÐ œì Ðcapacity€is€going€on€and€everything€else.ЈØÐ Ð  Ðâ âà8  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€prior€to€the€incident€there€were€no€incapables€between€you€andÐ tÄ ÐMr.€Hodges?Ð`°Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àA.à ¸ àAbsolutely€not.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àConfronted€with€Claimantððs€own€testimony,€the€Claims€Commissioner€held:Ð $ t ÐÌà8  àà ` àFinally,€with€regard€to€Claimantððs€complaints€about€the€method€of€escort,Ð ü L  ÐDefendant€submits€that€Claimant€has€not€raised€any€issues.€€In€Claimantððs€ownÐ è 8  Ðpleadings,€he€states€that,€as€he€passed€Mr.€Hodges€rec€cage,€òòhe€stoppedóó€and€asked€theÐ Ô$  Ðofficers€if€he€could€obtain€a€package€of€tobacco€from€Mr.€Hodges.€[ClaimantððsÐ À  ÐAmended€Pleadings].€€It€was€at€that€moment€that€Mr.€Hodges€reached€through€theÐ ¬ü  Ðflap€and€grabbed€Claimant.€[òòId.óó].€€The€officers€conducting€the€escort€can€hardly€beÐ ˜è  Ðblamed€for€the€incident,€particularly€given€the€fact€that€the€attack€was€sudden€andÐ „Ô  Ðtotally€unexpected.€€Claimant€and€Mr.€Hodges€had€a€good€relationship€prior€to€theÐ pÀ Ðincident.€Ð\¬Ð Ð  Ѐ€Ð H˜ Ðà  àThus,€the€Claims€Commissioner€correctly€held€that€Claimant€had€offered€no€proof€that€theÐ 4„ ÐState€had€any€notice€that€Hodges€posed€any€threat€of€harm€to€Kinningham€and,€indeed,€thatÐ  p ÐKinningham€himself€had€no€notice€of€potential€harm.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àWe€affirm€the€action€of€the€Claims€Commission€in€granting€summary€judgment€to€the€State.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àCosts€of€this€cause€are€assessed€against€Claimant€for€which€execution€may€issue.€Ð ¼  Ðà8  àà ` àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð l¼ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE