City of Poughkeepsie v. Garlepp

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

In its action brought pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c (6), plaintiff seeks reimbursement for wages and medical expenses it has paid to Police Officer Robert Holden, an employee of plaintiff, on account of injuries he sustained in an accident that resulted from a police chase of a vehicle operated by defendant John Garlepp (hereinafter defendant) on September 14, 1985.* In the chase both drivers lost control of their respective vehicles. Holden’s police car ran into a ditch and struck a telephone pole. His injuries are claimed to have prevented his return…