Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Hare
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 1993No. Record 921959Published
1Opinion of the Court
436 S.E.2d 605 (1993)
Stewart A. GOODWIN,
v.
David Keith HARE.
Record No. 921959.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
November 5, 1993.
Edward D. Barnes, Chesterfield, for appellant.
Frank G. Uvanni, Ashland (Carl J. Witmeyer, II; Chalkley & Witmeyer, on brief), for appellee.
WHITING, Justice.
In this case, we decide whether the socalled "fireman's rule" bars a policewoman's claim for personal injuries intentionally inflicted by the defendant in resisting a lawful arrest.
The motion for judgment indicates that on October 6, 1990, Stewart A. Goodwin, a Hanover County Deputy Sheriff, attempted to arrest David…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lipson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Mahoney v. Carus Chemical Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Pearson v. Canada Contracting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CrouchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
- Commonwealth v. MillsapsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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