Legal Opinion
Colby v. Boyden
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 11, 1991No. Record No. 900552PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
400 S.E.2d 184 (1991)
Patricia E. COLBY
v.
William H. BOYDEN.
Record No. 900552.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
January 11, 1991.
Grover C. Outland, Jr. (Steven F. Shames, Outland, Gray, O'Keefe & Hubbard, Shames & Byrum, Chesapeake, on brief), for appellant.
Peter C. Manson, Jr. (Martha D. Franklin, Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellee.
Present: All the Justices.
LACY, Justice.
In this case we determine the degree of negligence required to impose civil liability for injuries resulting from the actions of a police officer who violates traffic laws while pursuing a fleeing lawbreaker.
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