Travis v. City of Mesquite

On Motion for Rehearing

GAMMAGE, Justice.

Respondents’ motion for rehearing is overruled. This court’s opinions of December 31, 1990, are withdrawn and the opinions following are substituted in their place.

The issue in this case is whether police officers are insulated from liability for their decision to engage in a high-speed chase when the pursued vehicle collides with a third party, no matter how much danger the chase poses to others using the highway. The trial court rendered summary judgment for the city and the four police officers involved in the chase. With one justice dissenting, the…