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THOMAS v. CITY OF RICHMOND

Docket No. S038958.

9 Cal.4th 1154 (1995)

892 P.2d 1185

40 Cal. Rptr.2d 442

PELE THOMAS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF RICHMOND et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

May 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Beatrice Taines and Gail A. Fritschle for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Gerald A. Clausen as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant. Gibbons, Lees & Edrington, Gibbons, Lees & Conley, Peter P. Edrington, A. Byrne Conley and Peter A. Urhausen for Defendants and Respondents.

Jayne W. Williams, City Attorney (Oakland), Randolph W. Hall, Assistant City Attorney, Todd A. Boley, Deputy City Attorney, Coble & Palmer, Martin J. Mayer and Paul R. Coble as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

ARABIAN, J.

Police officers give chase to a suspect fleeing on foot who ignores the command to halt. He is struck by a squad car in pursuit. Is the public entity that employed the officers immune from liability under Government Code section 845.8 for any ensuing injury? We conclude that section does not provide immunity for liability created by Vehicle Code section 17001, and accordingly affirm the Court of Appeal.

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