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: Legal Pad | LAAppeals court decision stresses "special duty of care" owed to inmates by prison guards
By Richard Binder
The subject of Friday's unanimous decision by the First District Court of Appeal has been addressed by other states and federal courts, but never before in California.
"Prisoners are vulnerable. And dependent. Moreover, the relationship between [jailers and prisoners] is protective by nature," wrote Justice James Richman. "This, we conclude, is the epitome of a special relationship, imposing a duty of care on a jailer owed to a prisoner, and we today add California to the list of jurisdictions recognizing a special relationship."
Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on November 17, 2008 (boomark / email).
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