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COFFMAN v. CITY OF PULASKI

422 S.W.2d 429 (1967)

John Edward COFFMAN, Plaintiff in Error, v. CITY OF PULASKI, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe W. Henry, Jr., Pulaski, of counsel, Henry, Henry & Lewis, Pulaski, for plaintiff in error.

David E. Cheatham, Pulaski, for defendant in error.

OPINION

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

This case is here on appeal from a judgment sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff-in-error's declaration, and dismissing his suit.

Plaintiff-in-error sued the City of Pulaski for personal injuries sustained when he was shot by a city policeman trying to capture and arrest him. It was specifically alleged the acts complained of were committed by the City in its governmental capacity, by a policeman with respect to whose employment...

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