Griggs v. City of Goddard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an interlocutory appeal by defendant Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County from the order of the district court overruling said defendant’s motion to dismiss predicated upon governmental immunity pursuant to K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 46-902(¿>).

The uncontroverted facts may be summarized as follows. On May 17, 1979, plaintiff Paul E. Griggs, Jr., was arrested by defendant Tim Martin, a police officer employed by defendant City of Wichita. The reason for the arrest was a traffic warrant issued by defendant City of Goddard.…