Harris v. Boone

JOANOS, Judge.

Appellant Jessie Mae Harris appeals the final summary judgment entered in favor of Sheriff Eddie Boone, defendant in Harris’s suit for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The issues for our review are: (1) whether there exist genuine issues of material fact with respect to probable cause to arrest, (2) whether appellant was afforded an opportunity to be heard on the issue of probable cause, and (3) whether it was error to deny appellant’s motion to strike the sheriff’s renewed motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.

On April 5, 1982,…