Maclovi-Sierra v. City of Omaha
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a complaint against the City of Omaha pursuant to the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act seeking damages for injuries he sustained when he was struck by a stolen vehicle allegedly being pursued by Omaha police officers. The district court dismissed the complaint, finding that any pursuit had terminated prior to the accident and that the officers’ actions were not the proximate cause of the accident in which Plaintiff was injured. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in (1) finding that any pursuit was terminated prior to the accident; and (2) finding that the officers’ actions were not the proximate cause of Plaintiff’s damages and in applying the applicable law with respect to proximate cause.
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