ADOPTED 12/15/1998

RESOLUTION NO. R98-1372

A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the claim of Charles L. Suttle against The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, and directing this amount be paid from the self-insured liability account.

Whereas, January 22, 1996, at approximately 8:50 a.m. at the intersection of Gay Street and 1^st Avenue North., Charles L. Suttle, a passenger, sustained personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision between a vehicle operated by Major John Manning, an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department, and a vehicle operated by Officer Garland Dease, an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department; and,

Whereas, after investigation of this matter, the Department of Law believes that the settlement set forth in Section 1 hereof is fair and reasonable and recommends that the lawsuit be compromised and settled, and that said amount be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Account.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County:

Section 1. The Metropolitan Department of Law is authorized to compromise and settle all claims of Charles L. Suttle against the Metropolitan Government in the lawsuit styled Charles L. Suttle vs. John Allen Manning, Metro Government, Circuit Court Docket No. 97C-174, for an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, and that said amount should be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Account.

Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored By: Charles Fentress

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee
Introduced:	December 15, 1998
Adopted:	December 15, 1998
Approved:	December 17, 1998
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