Sawyer v. Town of Southport

Briefly, the facts are as follows: The plaintiff was ordered by one Robert Loomis, who apparently served in the dual capacity of an officer of the defendant Town of South-port and also as a Deputy Sheriff of defendant County of Che-mung, to assist in making an arrest. The complaint alleges *554that the plaintiff received injuries in the course of obeying the command of Officer Loomis as a result of which he seeks damages from the defendants, the Town of Southport and the County of Chemung. No question is raised at this point as to the sufficiency of the complaint against the defendant Town of…