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Liability Of Police Officers For Misuse Of Their Weapons, Herbert E. Greenston
Liability Of Police Officers For Misuse Of Their Weapons, Herbert E. Greenston
Cleveland State Law Review
The focus of this article is twofold: it will begin by examining the historical development of the body of law which deals with the liability of the police officer for the negligent use of his weapons, and it will attempt to consider the practical problems confronting the attorney for the injured plaintiff in marshalling his evidence and presenting his case.
Municipal Immunity In Police Torts, Carol F. Dakin
Municipal Immunity In Police Torts, Carol F. Dakin
Cleveland State Law Review
This article summarizes and analyzes municipal immunity from liability for torts committed by police officers. Despite the existence of a strong minority, the climate in the United States is not one in favor of the abrogation of the doctrine of governmental immunity in the near future. It should be hoped that in the states where the legislatures have failed to act, the courts will see it as their duty to overturn this anachronism, and that in the states where the courts have refused to part with the past, the legislatures will enact laws to abolish the doctrine. Until such changes …
Birth And Death And Governmental Immunity, Verne Lawyer
Birth And Death And Governmental Immunity, Verne Lawyer
Cleveland State Law Review
Much as been written concerning the doctrine of governmental immunity and the doubtful justice of its application. This article is aimed toward a discussion of the role of the courts in the rise and decline of the doctrine in the United States with primary emphasis upon the reasoning behind the court decisions. The multitude of cases in which this doctrine is invoked presents a zig-zag pattern of conflict in the thinking of the courts, some of which adhere to a rigid rule of stare decisis, others of which attempt to modify and adapt the doctrine to the rapidly expanding present …