Legal Opinion
Ballard v. City of Albany
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided August 13, 2008No. 001570; A126379PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSercombe, J.
Plaintiff, personal representative of the estate of Philip R. Ballard (Ballard), 1 appeals a judgment for defendants City of Albany (city), Linn County (county), and the State of Oregon and the Oregon State Police (OSP) on plaintiffs negligence and battery claims. Plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries suffered during a traffic stop when police officers used a police dog to remove him from his car. As elaborated below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
On July 20, 1998, an Oregon state police officer stopped plaintiff on a state highway in Albany, Oregon, because he suspected that…
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