Kistner v. Pfannstiel

Opinion by:

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment based, in part, on official immunity. In one issue, appellant Kelly Kistner claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for summary judgment because he established all the elements of official immunity against appellee Sammu-el Pfannstiel’s claims for malicious prosecution, false arrest and libel and slander. We affirm.

Background

The parties do not dispute that the acts which resulted in this lawsuit occurred on December 26, 1998, when Pfannstiel was arrested by…