Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. CITY OF FLORENCE

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 14, 1959No. 17534PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Moss, Justice.

The appellant, S. E. McKenzie, brought this action, in tort, against the City of Florence, National Surety Corporation, the respondents herein, and three policemen of the said City of Florence. The complaint sets forth two causes of action for alleged negligent, reckless, willful and wanton conduct of the police officers of the City of Florence in the arrest and imprisonment of the appellant in the city jail. The complaint alleges that the acts of the police officers represented failure on their part to perform their duties as members of the police department of the City of…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Hargrove v. Town of Cocoa BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  2. Rogers Ex Rel. Rogers v. Florence Printing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
  3. Rice Hope Plantation v. South Carolina Public Service AuthoritySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  4. Irvine v. Town of GreenwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  5. Thomas v. Broadlands Community Consolidated School District No. 201Appellate Court of Illinois · 1953

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. McCall v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  2. Wells v. City of LynchburgCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
  3. Janet Karpovs, Individually and as Personal Representative of Juris A. Karpovs, Deceased v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Hospitality Ass'n of South Carolina, Inc. v. County of CharlestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
  5. McCall ex rel. Andrews v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985

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