Jenard v. Halpin

OPINION

On December 7, 1989, counsel for the litigants in this Superior Court wrongful-death action appeared before this court to show cause why the issues presented in the plaintiff’s appeal should not be summarily decided.

The defendants in this action are the city' of Pawtucket and two members of the Pawtucket police department who have been sued for their alleged negligence in pursuing plaintiff’s thirteen-year-old son. In late March 1982, plaintiff’s son was operating a “dirt bike” along with two others when defendants attempted to stop them because both the deceased and his friends were…