Defendant city appeals from an order granting a new trial rendered on the basis that respondent was not a "prisoner" under Government Code section 844.6, subdivision (a), as a matter of law. The action arose upon respondent's complaint for damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of alleged assault and battery committed by defendant city's police officer. The present order...
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