Swofford v. Stafford

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In 1984, in a prior case, the appellant, through other counsel, filed a replevin action against the appellees and the Cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock. The complaint alleged that in 1984 appellees Stafford and Ward “arrested plaintiffs and transported them to the North Little Rock Police Department and placed them in jail and proceeded to interrogate them and to insist upon searching plaintiffs’ residence premises.” The appellants sought the recovery of the property seized and damages for the wrongful detention of the property. The trial court found that…