Lassiter v. Cohn

McCullough, judge.

This appeal arises out of plaintiff’s claim of negligence against the City of Durham and Durham Police Officer C.L. Cohn (collectively “defendants 1 ”). The forecast evidence of the facts giving rise to this appeal showed the following: On the night of 25 August 2000, there was excess traffic on Garrett Road in Durham due to the conclusion of a football game at Jordan High School. Adjacent to the high school, Garrett Road has three lanes, a northbound and southbound lane, and a center turning lane. An off-duty police officer was directing the game traffic, and stopped a taxi…