A.D. Doe And M.A. Doe v. May

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE March 24, 2004 Session A.D. Doe and M.A. Doe v. May et al. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Knox County Wheeler A. Rosenbalm, Judge No. E2003-1642-COA-R3-CV - FILED JUNE 29, 2004 The plaintiff A.D. Doe for himself and his daughter M.A. Doe sued the Sheriff of Knox County and the County itself for damages when M.A. Doe was allegedly raped by a deputy sheriff. The complaint alleged that the sheriff was liable on his bond and on his oath of office and that

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-302

imposed liability on the County because the deputy was acting “by…