Davis v. City of Clarksville

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE RAYMOND DAVIS v. CITY OF CLARKSVILLE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. C11-409, James E. Walton, Judge No. M1999-00084-COA-R3-CV - Decided July 7, 2000 This is a negligence suit under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act. The plaintiff is a city police officer who was injured while rushing an armed robbery suspect. The plaintiff rushed the robbery suspect when he moved from a position of cover to a position closer to the suspect, after his supervisor motioned him to move forward. The plaintiff sued the…