Donald Jamison v. Harrell Ulrich

OPINION

in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.

The issue presented in this case is whether the policemen and firemen’s rule applies to an animal control officer who was bitten by a Doberman pinscher while performing the duties of his employment. The plaintiff, an animal control officer for the Chattanooga Police Department, was bitten when, in the course and scope of his employment, he attempted to take possession of the defendants’ dog at their home. The plaintiff sued the defendants for compensatory damages, claiming that they were negligent in failing to…