Legal Opinion
Heidbreder v. Northampton Township Trustees
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1979No. 9057PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, P. J.
Defendant Charles Benko, the Chief of Police of Northampton Township, appeals the judgment of $300,000 entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Robert W. and Holly M. Heidbreder and their minor son, Jonathan R. Heidbreder. We affirm.
Facts
This case was tried on the theory that defendant, while acting in the scope and course of his employment, negligently discharged his revolver at the driver of a fleeing automobile. His action resulted in serious and permanent injury to plaintiff Jonathan R. Heidbreder. The automobile was occupied by two men who were fleeing from the scene of an…
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