State ex rel. Brooks v. Wynn

Appellant, B. C. Brooks, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Holmes County against Ellis E. Wynn, Sheriff of that county, Maryland Casualty Company, surety on the sheriff’s official bond, and George L. Bailey, Deputy Sheriff of Holmes County, for damages resulting from an unlawful search, seizure, and detention of appellant’s automobile.

Appellee Bailey and other officers on F'ebrnary 7, 1949, searched appellant’s cafe in which he had living quarters, *309under a search warrant covering the dwelling house and outhouses for stolen goods, but no stolen goods were found. Appellant was…