State Ex Rel. Boshers v. Dotson

GARRISON, Judge.

Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant, the Sheriff of Laclede County, Missouri, alleging that she was damaged when he conducted a search and arrested her on October 4, 1989. This appeal is from a summary judgment entered in favor of Defendant on the theory that he was protected by “official immunity.”

The record indicates that during the search which is the subject of this suit, Defendant and other officers seized 38 dogs (25 of which were inside the residence), 23 horses, 33 chickens, 3 calves, 3 ducks, 3 geese, 1 cat, and 1 goat which were allegedly abused or neglected. In…