Johnson v. Lewis

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

Time and again, public confidence in our legal system is tested when the general public wonders, and mutters, about why courts entertain ridiculous lawsuits. As will soon become apparent, this is such a case. Here, a person who admittedly violated the law, and posed a danger to others, unjustifiably accuses authorities of wrongfully arresting her. Fortunately, although our system of justice necessarily provides a forum for even the most ridiculous lawsuits, it also provides a vehicle, summary judgment, to relatively quickly rid the judicial system of unmeritorious cases.

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