Chatten v. Snider

— The complaint in this action sounds in tort. The appellant is sued in his individual capacity for an alleged wrong charged to have been committed under color of his office as sheriff of Elkhart county.

Three several errors are assigned: the first is that the court erred in overruling the demurrer to the complaint, and the second in sustaining the demurrer to the answer.

The third is embraced in the first and second, and need not be stated.

b-After carefully considering the complaint we are satisfied that it states a good cause of action.

It has been held many times by this court, since the…