Murray

Plaintiff sued the defendant Murray as acting chief of police of the city of Los Angeles and the defendant Croft as a member of the police department of that city for damages for the death of his son caused by the defendant Croft while attempting to arrest the son. Judgment went in favor of the defendant Murray and in favor of the plaintiff as against the defendant Croft in the sum of two thousand six hundred dollars. The defendant Croft has appealed from the judgment upon the judgment-roll and a bill of exceptions.

The facts of the case are that about 10:57 P. M. of the night of October 30, 1920, Officer Croft reported by telephone to the central police station and he was informed that a burglary had been committed at the home of a Mr. Baton and was directed to go over there as quickly as possible. He picked up another member of the police department, Officer Bligh, and on the way to the place of the burglary they picked up a Mr. Kloepfel, asking him to, direct them to the house they were seeking. When these three parties arrived at the Baton home they immediately called Mr. Baton out and he then informed them that his house had just been robbed. While Officer Croft was…