Campbell v. Anderson

TYSON, Judge.

I. Background

On 23 August 1999, a vehicle owned by Robert Eugene Campbell, Jr., (“plaintiff”) was involved in a hit-and-run accident at Lowell Pope’s Mini Mart. The victim of the hit-and-run provided police a description of the driver, vehicle, and license number. The victim thought the vehicle might be heading toward Carolina Mills, a local factory. The police checked the license number and found the vehicle was registered in plaintiffs name. The police left the accident scene and followed the suspect vehicle into the Carolina Mills’ parking lot.

Ranlo Police Officer Tim Anderson…