Legal Opinion
Clea v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 9, 1988No. 76, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
This is a tort action based upon an unlawful search of the plaintiffs’ home by an officer of the Baltimore City Police Department. The questions before us relate to whether Baltimore City and the Police Department are vicariously liable for the police officer’s conduct, and whether the officer is entitled to public official immunity under the circumstances.
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On January 30, 1985, Police Officer Robert Leonard, along with at least seven other armed police officers, forcibly entered the home of the Isaac Clea family and conducted a search of the entire premises pursuant to a…
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