COLBY v. BOYDEN

Record No. 900552.

400 S.E.2d 184 (1991)

Patricia E. COLBY v. William H. BOYDEN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grover C. Outland, Jr. (Steven F. Shames, Outland, Gray, O'Keefe & Hubbard, Shames & Byrum, Chesapeake, on brief), for appellant.

Peter C. Manson, Jr. (Martha D. Franklin, Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

In this case we determine the degree of negligence required to impose civil liability for injuries resulting from the actions of a police officer who violates traffic laws while pursuing a fleeing lawbreaker.

On January 6, 1987, Patricia E. Colby was driving her vehicle east on Pembroke Avenue in the City of Virginia Beach. As she approached the intersection of Independence Boulevard, the light controlling her lane turned green. She slowed,...

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