Kilcup v. McManus

To the perplexing problems surrounding community tort liability in this case, we find added complications induced by the obscure doctrine that a public official’s community is not liable for torts committed in the performance of his official duties. Plaintiff’s claim declares a false arrest and imprisonment against a Port of Seattle commissioner.

A telephone call about noon, April 30, 1960, to his home from the head security guard at the airport told Ian Kilcup he had been fired from his job as a security guard and directed him to remove his personal gear from the- airport forthwith and to…