Legal Opinion
Estate of Day Ex Rel. Strosin v. Willis
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1995No. S-5543PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
The issue before the court is whether law enforcement officers owe a legal duty to fleeing offenders to refrain from pursuing them in order to protect the offenders from harm that may arise from the offenders’ own actions during a high speed pursuit. We hold that they do not.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In June 1985 Anchorage International Airport Security Officer James Willis was on a routine perimeter check of the airport. He drove past a park, noting several cars there in violation of the park curfew. Observing what appeared to be a liquor bottle on the roof of one of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- York v. Ohio State Highway PatrolOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- Peter W. v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Boyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Smith v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- State v. CarpenterAlaska Supreme Court · 2007
- Torrie v. Weber CountyUtah Supreme Court · 2013
- State v. SandsnessAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
- Karen L. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 1998
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