Legal Opinion
Melene James v. City of Boise
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2016No. 42053-2014PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUBSTITUTE OPINION.
THE COURT’S PRIOR OPINION DATED MAY 21, 2015 IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN.
EISMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiffs claims seeking to recover damages resulting from being bitten by a police dog when she was mistaken for a burglar. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Factual Background.
On Sunday, December 26, 2010, at about 5:22 p.m., a citizen made a 911 telephone call to report a breaking and entering at a dental office in Boise. The citizen told the operator that he was at his family’s house and heard glass breaking at the dental office…
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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