Legal Opinion
Day v. Caslowitz
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 29, 1998No. 96-371-AppealPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This appeal requires us to determine the scope of the public-safety officer's rule (the rule). 1 In this case the plaintiff police officer slipped, fell, and injured himself upon the defendant homeowner’s snow- and ice-covered walkway while he was investigating an activated home-security alarm on the premises. In these circumstances does the rule bar the injured police officer’s negligence claim against the homeowner? Yes, we conclude, for the reasons discussed below.
The plaintiff police officer, Timothy Day, appeals from a Superior Court order granting summary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hennessey v. PyneSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
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