Jones v. Lathram

Opinion of the Court by

Justice LAMBERT.

This case arose from a fatal automobile collision that occurred when State Police Trooper Scott Lathram and the decedent, Stephen Camp, collided in a blind intersection while Trooper Lathram was responding to an emergency call. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Trooper Lathram based on qualified official immunity because he was responding to a call when the collision occurred. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The issue presented here is whether a law enforcement officer in such circumstances is entitled to qualified official immunity.

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