Legal Opinion
Gayton v. McCoy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 2010No. 08-2187PublishedCited by 798 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
India Taylor, a thirty-four-year-old recent college graduate, entered Peoria County Jail on October 15, 2003 complaining of chest pain. Despite knowledge that Taylor had a serious heart condition and elevated blood pressure, she was never provided with any medication and, against the jail’s written protocol, a doctor was never contacted to examine her. Less than three days later, she was dead due to non-specific heart failure brought on by an elevated pulse. Her estate’s executor brought suit against the three nurses who examined Taylor, claiming that they violated her…
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