Murphy v. City of Portland

This is an action for negligence against the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and three individuals, arising out of an incident wherein plaintiff was mistakenly arrested at his home on a warrant and was taken into custody. The "James Edward Murphy” named in the warrant was a person other than plaintiff. Defendants Hunter and Bennington were Portland police officers. Defendant Dillard is in charge of the Warrants and Extradition Section of the Multnomah County Sheriffs office.

The demurrer by the city defendants was sustained by the trial court. Plaintiff refused to plead over and judgment…