Sharp v. Cox

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

Plaintiff brought this action for damages against four defendants — Vergil Cox, sheriff of Ness county at the time in question; John O’Brien, undersheriff of Ness County; Charles Maupin, investigator for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and P. L. Smith.

As against the defendant Cox, plaintiff alleged a cause of action for false arrest and imprisonment. Cox’s demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was overruled, and no question is presented to us respecting the correctness of that ruling.

As to the other defendants, the petition alleges:

“The…