WHITE v. BIRCHFIELD

1900440.

582 So.2d 1085 (1991)

William E. WHITE v. Tim BIRCHFIELD, individually and in his official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Chambers County, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

June 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell T. Duraski and David L. Hirsch, Phenix City, for appellant.

Kendrick E. Webb and Daryl L. Masters of Webb, Crumpton, McGregor, Davis & Alley, Montgomery, for appellees.


INGRAM, Justice.

The plaintiff, William E. White, was arrested by the defendant, Tim Birchfield, on a warrant charging harassing communications. Birchfield placed White in the front seat of his patrol car and proceeded to take him to the Chambers County jail. En route, a call came over Birchfield's radio, reporting a suicide in progress. Birchfield responded to the call.

White alleges that, in responding to the call, Birchfield drove at excessive speeds over...

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