Legal Opinion
Parker v. City of Midwest City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 23, 1993No. 75409PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Does the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act in effect immunize a municipality from liability for malicious prosecution? A literal reading of the pertinent statutes reveals that it does, and requires affir-mance of the summary judgment for the City.
Plaintiff Parker ran a nightclub. Officer Strong was a policeman for Midwest City, the Defendant. The two men knew each other, and apparently shared a mutual dislike. This is a malicious prosecution suit arising from action taken by Officer Strong against Parker.
On March 6, 1986 Officer Strong claims that he suspected that Parker…
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