Merimee v. Brumfield

NEAL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment against the appellant, Joseph Merimee, for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

We reverse.

The appeal raises two questions for our decision:

1. Whether a police officer is immune from liability in an action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution under the Tort Claims Act.

2. Whether an action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution survives the death from unrelated causes of the plaintiff therein as to damages other than medical expenses and lost wages. This cause of action was instituted by

Clifford P. Brumfield on August…