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JONES v. AHLBERG

Civ. No. 910374.

489 N.W.2d 576 (1992)

Victor JONES and Delores Jones, husband and wife, personally and as Intestate heirs of Linda Irene Jones, deceased, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Lewis AHLBERG and Gail Hodgins, as officers of the City of Langdon, North Dakota, the City of Langdon, a municipal corporation, Greg Fetsch as a police officer of Cavalier County and Cavalier County, North Dakota, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. McIntee of McIntee Law Firm, Towner, for plaintiffs and appellees.

Bruce D. Quick of Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, for defendants and appellants.

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

This case involves a high-speed police chase with a tragic ending. We are asked to decide under what circumstances law enforcement officers and their employers can be held responsible when the pursuit of a suspected law violator results in injury or death to someone other than the suspect. We hold that a law enforcement officer and his or her employer can be held liable for injury to others resulting from the pursuit of a suspected law violator...

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