Stretch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

GAERTNER, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court sustaining respondent’s Motion For New Trial in a jury-tried case.

Respondent was on patrol duty as a police officer of the City of Ste. Genevieve during the early morning hours of August 29,1979. He observed a car driven by Michael Crump run a stop sign. The Officer turned on the red light and siren of his patrol car and a high speed chase through the streets of Ste. Genevieve ensued. Respondent “guessed” he attained speeds as high as 60 or 70 m.p.h. at times during the chase. Eventually, Crump turned on to Merchant Street, a…