McGuckin v. City of St. Louis

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellants, the City of St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners (“the Board”), appeal the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, after a jury awarded respondent, Jack McGuckin (“driver”), damages in the amount of $100,000 for personal injuries he sustained in a collision resulting from a police officer’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle while in the course of employment. We affirm.

On May 24, 1991, driver was involved in a car accident when his vehicle collided with a police car driven by Officer John McKenzie of the St. Louis Police…