Utsumi v. City of Grand Island

The appellant, Takeo Utsumi, filed suit in the district court for Hall County, Nebraska, against the City of Grand Island, a political subdivision, and Martin Todd, a police officer employed by the City of Grand Island. In his fourth amended petition, Utsumi alleged, in substance, that on April 21, 1980, Dreisbach’s Steakhouse was robbed by an individual who fled the premises following the robbery. Utsumi alleged that he then pursued the robber in a westerly direction for approximately one block because, as he alleges, he requested Officer Todd to pursue the fleeing robber but Todd failed,…