Legal Opinion
Ford v. County of Grand Traverse
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2008No. 07-1062PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Daughtrey, J.,
ROGERS, J. (p. 499-500), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
On a Sunday morning in January of 2003, Amy Lynn Ford, a self-described recovering alcoholic who also suffers from epilepsy, was arrested on a probation violation and taken to the Grand Traverse County Jail in Traverse City, Michigan. That afternoon, Ford had a seizure, fell from the top bunk of a bed in her cell, and sustained significant injuries to her right hip and right clavicle. Ford subsequently brought suit against a number of jail officials and the County of Grand Traverse…
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