Legal Opinion

Grooms v. Fervida

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 5, 1979No. PS 420PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Robert Grooms brought an action for false imprisonment against defendants-appellees Steve Férvida, Frederick Call, Sidney Fish and Dick Bowman. The jury returned a verdict adverse to Grooms and he appeals.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the appellees, it appears that on Monday, December 2, 1974, Grooms was placed under a warrantless arrest by two police officers not parties to this action. At approximately 5:30 P.M. that day, Detectives Férvida and Fish took custody of Grooms and escorted him from the Elkhart County Police Department…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Gradison v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Harness v. SteeleIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Grooms v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Lamb v. YorkIndiana Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brinda Adams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Delk v. Bd. of Com'rs of Delaware CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Bentz v. City of KendallvilleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Heckart v. City of YakimaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
  5. Taylor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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