Shea v. City of Spokane

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• finding that the city, as a 7 prisoner’s custodian, cannot avoid liability for negligent exercise of duty to ensure a prisoner’s 8 health by delegating this duty to an independent contractor
• rejecting the city's contention that it was not liable for negligent medical treatment given jail inmate by independent-contractor doctor

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