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Man hit by car loses action against city

From Staff Reports TRIANGLE BRIEFS N&O Published: May 6, 2005

DURHAM -- The state Supreme Court rejected an appeal this week in the case
of a Durham man who was hit by a car while talking to a Durham police officer.

The state Court of Appeals earlier this year had determined that the city should
not have to pay Jarvis Lassiter any money because the officer was investigating
a car crash and doing her job when another car struck Lassiter, causing serious injuries.

The Supreme Court ruling ends the case.

Unrelated to the court case, **Lassiter and his twin sister were shot to death in March.**

City Attorney Henry Blinder announced the decision to the City Council
at a work session Thursday.

"Potentially the damages were quite significant, so we're pleased to have
a favorable outcome," he said.

Carlos Mahoney, an attorney for Lassiter, said he thinks the Court of Appeals
went too far in offering police officers protection from lawsuits.

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Full Record

Title: From Snake Handling to Blue Laws, City Attorneys Have Dealt
with the Issues that Confront Cities and Towns

Author(s): Hajian, Eleanore J.
Source: Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Apr 1998,
Vol. 48 Issue 4, p1,8-9, por

Abstract: Since 1937, Durham has only had three city attorneys:
Claude V. Jones, 1937-1972; William I. Thornton, 1972-1997;
and Henry Blinder, 1997-.

Subject(s): City attorneys--Durham; Durham--Officials and employees

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