Harris v. Solvonic

PEARSON, TILLMAN, (Ret.), Associate Judge.

Appellant Samuel Harris was arrested and detained by two police officers of the City of North Miami because he refused *20to give them his name. The police officers were not investigating a crime or the violation of any municipal ordinance. Harris brought suit against the City and the police officers for false arrest and false imprisonment, resulting in a directed verdict for the defendant City and police officers entered at the close of the plaintiff’s case. This appeal is from a judgment entered upon the directed verdict. We reverse and hold that when…