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HILDEBRANDT v. CITY OF FAIRBANKS

Nos. S-7484, S-7554.

957 P.2d 974 (1998)

Michael C. HILDEBRANDT, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF FAIRBANKS, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Paskvan, Hoppner & Paskvan, P.C., Fairbanks, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Daniel E. Winfree, Winfree Law Office, Fairbanks, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, JJ.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A motorist was injured in a collision with a City of Fairbanks police car that was pursuing a fleeing arrestee's vehicle. We must decide here whether the City can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failing to train its police officers in "pursuit driving." The superior court held that the City cannot be held liable under § 1983 absent a constitutional violation by the police...

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