Legal Opinion
Britt v. Little Rock Police Department
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided August 29, 1989No. LR-C-88-875PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EISELE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs in this civil rights action are the administratrix of the estate of Marilyn Denise York (who was killed in a car crash following a police officer’s pursuit of a car thief), members of her family and the owner of an automobile damaged in the collision. Defendants are a Little Rock police officer, the Little Rock Chief of Police and the City of Little Rock.
Plaintiffs allege that the officer’s pursuit of the suspect was, for reasons alleged in the Complaint, in “wanton and reckless disregard to the safety of the public,” that the officer “breached his duty to…
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