Outlaw v. City of Meriden

The defendants1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Guy Outlaw. The plaintiff cross appeals challenging the summary judgment in favor of the defendants as to count one of the plaintiffs revised complaint.

The defendants claim that the trial court improperly (1) denied their motions to set aside the verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in that the defendants could not be found liable for false imprisonment or false arrest because the plaintiff was lawfully restrained and (2) instructed the jury as to the principles…