Legal Opinion
Abraham v. Raso
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1999No. 98-5405, 98-5406UnknownCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge:
Kimberly Raso, an off-duty police officer, shot and killed Robert Abraham in a mall parking lot while Abraham was trying to escape from a Macy’s store where he had been stealing clothes. Raso was working as a mall security guard at the time and testified that she fired at Abraham because he tried to hit her with his car after she blocked its path. Abraham’s estate alleges that Raso used excessive force. According to the estate, Raso was not in front of the vehicle, her life was never in danger, and she fired simply to prevent Abraham from evading…
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Vanessa Abraham, in Her Own Right and as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Abraham, Deceased, and on Behalf of Robert Christopher Abraham, Jr., Labreea Von Abraham and Taquan Carey, the Minor Children of Decedent Cna Insurance Company (Intervenor-Plaintiff in d.c.) v. Kimberly Raso, Badge No. 243, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Township of Cherry Hill Police Officer the Township of Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Center, Inc. The Rouse Company of New Jersey, Inc. The Rouse Company MacY East Inc. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Intervenor-Defendant in d.c.) Kimberly Raso Joris Hoogendoorn v. The Estate of Robert C. Abraham, Deceased Vanessa Abraham, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert C. Abraham Vanessa Abraham, Individually MacY Department Store John Doe(s), a Fictitious Name or Names, Jointly Severally or in the Alternative Vanessa Abraham, in Nos. 98-5405. Kimberly Raso Joris Hoogendoorn, in Nos. 98-5406Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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