City of Phoenix v. Camfield

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant, City of Phoenix, was co-defendant in a suit which arose out of injuries sustained when a city police car on a chase went out of control, crashed through a house, and ran over the plaintiff as he was lying in bed. The other defendant was the police officer. The trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the police officer on the ground that the evidence did not show he had acted with reckless disregard of the safety of others and in favor of the City of Phoenix to the extent that the defense of governmental immunity applied to the case.

The City’s motion for a…