Legal Opinion
Berry v. Hamman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1962No. Record 5430PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.
The plaintiff, Ralph J. Hamman, a special police officer of the town of Strasburg, Virginia, brought this action against the defendant, Bill F. Berry, a member of the Virginia State Police force, to recover damages for bodily injuries suffered as a result of the alleged negligent firing of a gun by Berry while the parties hereto and the chief of police of the town of Strasburg were attempting to apprehend a person wanted for having committed several felonies. There was a jury trial which resulted in a verdict for Hamman in the amount of $7,154.87, upon which the trial court entered judgment,…
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- Meistinsky v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
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