United States Eighth Circuit

In an action alleging constitutional and state tort claims arising out of a traffic accident in which a police patrol car struck the car driven by plaintiffs' decedent, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the intent-to-harm standard applied as a matter of law to the officer's conduct, and there was no evidence that the officer intended to harm the plaintiffs' decedent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2010
• Published 06/04/2010

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before GRUENDER and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and LANGE,District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel