O'Neal v. DeKalb County

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an action for false arrest, false imprisonment, battery, and outrageous conduct brought by plaintiff in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County. The case was heard on motions to dismiss filed by each defendant under rule 12.02 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. The circuit court entered an order dismissing plaintiffs suit as to all defendants. Plaintiff appeals from that order.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that on November 19, 1974, defendant Johnny Cripps, Deputy Sheriff of DeKalb County, arrested plaintiff, a resident of Hamilton County, in Hamilton…