Legal Opinion
Gabris v. Blake
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1967No. 40171PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZimmeRman, J.
It is alleged in the petition that the police cruiser was being operated on business of the city at the time it struck Eoger, and bare negligence is charged against the city. The case of Aldrich v. City of Youngstown, 106 Ohio St. 342, 140 N. E. 164, holds that “the creation and maintenance of a police department by a municipality are done in the exercise of its governmental functions.” And the second paragraph of the syllabus of that case reads:
“A municipal corporation is not, in the absence of a statutory provision, liable in damages to one injured for the negligent acts of its police…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Wooster v. ArbenzOhio Supreme Court · 1927
- Aldrich v. City of YoungstownOhio Supreme Court · 1922
- Tolliver v. City of NewarkOhio Supreme Court · 1945
- Gottesman v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- Wall v. City of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Ruwe v. Board of Township TrusteesOhio Supreme Court · 1987
- Sayre v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1967
- Fankhauser v. City of MansfieldOhio Supreme Court · 1969
- Williamson v. PavlovichOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Savransky v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1983
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