Does a police officer have a "special relationship" with the victim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Clemente by Clemente v. State, 147 Cal.App.3d 49, 194 Cal.Rptr. 821 (Cal. App. 1983):
The court stated that only when a police officer voluntarily assumes a duty to protect, thereby inducing reliance by a specific prospective plaintiff, a special relationship may arise and the officer is then held to the same standard of care as a private person. (See Mann v. State of California, 70 Cal.App.3d 773, 778-780, 139 Cal.Rptr. 82.)
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