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· 5/7/1963

Martinez v. Cahill

Citations

  • 215 Cal. App. 2d 823
  • 30 Cal. Rptr. 566
  • 1963 Cal. App. LEXIS 2560

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  • deputy police chief may be liable for failure to supervise properly or to transfer officers who operated jail improperly
  • deputy police chief may be liable for failure to supervise properly or to transfer officers who operated jail improperly
  • plaintiff beaten by cell mates did not state a cause of action against the mayor merely for the negligent acts or omissions of city employees where no suggestion that mayor personally participated in or encouraged the acts

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Judges: Draper

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