Lafferty v. Nickel

ROONEY, Chief Justice.

On November 27, 1981, Johnny Franklin Lafferty, appellant-plaintiff, filed a civil action against Officer Mark S. Nickel, Officer Rich Patton, Reserve Officer Brite, and the Town of Mills, appellees-defendants, alleging that appellees were liable for various torts and civil rights violations arising out of appellant’s March 24, 1979, arrest. Ap-pellees moved for summary judgment, relying on the pleadings. The district court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment1 finding that the statutes of limitations applicable to appellant’s claims for relief had run and that…