Shaw v. City of Mission

DOYLE, Justice.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the circuit court dismissing the plaintiff’s suit against the defendant City of Mission.

On or about July 29, 1972, the plaintiff was stopped by police officers employed by the defendant City. The officers directed the plaintiff to accompany them to the Mission police station, leaving his automobile parked on the shoulder of the highway unattended. When the plaintiff returned, approximately an hour and a half later, the motor vehicle had been vandalized resulting in substantial damage.

The trial court dismissed the suit holding the City of…