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CITY OF REVERE v. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

No. 82-63.

463 U.S. 239 (1983)

CITY OF REVERE v. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira H. Zaleznik argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Valerie L. Pawson.

Michael Broad argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Ernest M. Haddad.*

William T. McGrail filed a brief for the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Inc., as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Charles S. Sims, Burt Neuborne, and John Reinstein filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether a municipality's constitutional duty to obtain necessary medical care for a person injured by the municipality's police in the performance of their duties includes a corresponding duty to compensate the provider of that medical care.

I

On September 20, 1978, members of the police force of petitioner city of Revere, Mass., responded to a report of a breaking and...

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