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BISCOE v. ARLINGTON COUNTY

Nos. 83-1965, 83-1966.

738 F.2d 1352 (1984)

Alvin B. BISCOE, Jr., Eleanor L. Biscoe, His Wife v. ARLINGTON COUNTY, Appellant, Arlington County Police Department, et al. Alvin B. BISCOE, Jr., Eleanor L. Biscoe, His Wife v. ARLINGTON COUNTY, et al. Michael Kyle, Arlington County Police Department, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Dolan, III, Arlington, Va., with whom William A. Kaplin, Washington, D.C., and Charles G. Flinn, Arlington, Va., were on the brief for appellant, Arlington County, in No. 83-1965.

Paul F. Sheriden, Fairfax, Va., for appellant, Kyle, in No. 83-1966.

Joseph H. Koonz, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom Carolyn McKenney, Roger C. Johnson and Patrick M. Regan, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellees, Alvin Biscoe, et al. in Nos. 83-1965 and 83-1966. Jill Robinson, and William P. Lightfoot, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for appellees.

Before TAMM and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the liability of Arlington County, Virginia, and one of its police officers, for serious injuries to an innocent bystander arising out of a negligent high-speed police pursuit of a suspected bank robber into the District of Columbia. As a result of the negligent pursuit, the plaintiff, Alvin Biscoe, had one of his legs severed and the other severely injured...

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