Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Phelan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1993No. 92-3267PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide a question of Kansas law involving the special relationship exception to the rule that police owe no more than a general duty to protect society as a whole. The Taylor family appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Ms. Paula Phelan, a detective of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners (Board), finding defendants breached no legal duty. The Taylors argue a duty based on a special relationship existed between Ms. Phelan, the Board and the Tay-lors, and defendants…
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