Ryder v. The City of Philadelphia

1. Who were the parties involved in the case? (plaintiff/defendant/respondent/petitioner)

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2. What were the facts in the case?

Ryder, a police officer in Philadelphia, was alone in his patrol car when he received a radio call of a man with a gun. Ryder was the first officer to arrive and was confronted by a suspect brandishing an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, pointed at him. Ryder was able to subdue him and place him into the back of his police cruiser. Back-up units then arrived approximately 12 minutes after the initial call. The weapon used by the suspect was later found fully loaded with the safety off. Ryder began to experience severe anxiety and stress from answering routine police calls, feeling that either he would be killed or have to kill somebody. A physician diagnosed Ryder as having post-traumatic stress disorder.

Liuzzo, Anthony L., and Ruth C. Hughes. Ch 29, Case Analysis. Essentials of Business Law, 11th ed., McGraw Hill LLC, New York, NY, 2019, p. 523.

3. What was the Rule of Law in the case? (Rule of law the court applies to determine the rights of the parties)

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4.Who won the case? Why?

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