Garton v. City of Reno

OPINION

On April 22, 1981, police officers arrested appellant for a crime he had not committed. Appellant sued respondent for false arrest, false imprisonment, and excessive force. This is an appeal from a district court order and judgment granting respondent’s motion for involuntary dismissal pursuant to NRCP 41(b) of appellant’s causes of action against respondent.

“A district court may grant a NRCP 41(b) motion for involuntary dismissal when, interpreting the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to plaintiff, upon the facts and the law the plaintiff has failed to prove a…