Christie v. Mitchell

The plaintiff, a New York State Police officer, was injured as the result of a collision between the police car that he was driving and an automobile driven by the defendant David P. Mitchell.

Plaintiff was patrolling a highway when he observed the defendants ’ car being driven in such a manner that in his opinion pursuit was required. He pursued the defendant operator for about seven miles at high rates of speed without succeeding in overtaking him. As the defendant approached a blinking red light at an intersection, he stopped. Plaintiff contends it was a sudden stop; defendant claims it was…