SHEA v. SPOKANE

No. 1534-3.

17 Wn. App. 236 (1977)

562 P.2d 264

MICHAEL W. SHEA, Respondent, v. THE CITY OF SPOKANE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

April 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Hayes Johnson and MacGillivray, Jones, Clarke, Schiffner & Johnson, for appellant.

Terry W. Martin, Dellwo, Rudolf & Schroeder, Charles S. Dorn, and Dorn, Reynolds & Gustafson, for respondent.


GREEN, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $275,000.

The assignments of error raise two basic questions: (1) What is the liability of a city for the negligence of a jail physician? and (2) Was the jury properly instructed as to the standard of care required of a physician in an action for malpractice? These questions must be considered in light of the facts...

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