Walker v. City of Portland

Plaintiff brought this action for damages, alleging, in separate counts, false imprisonment and outrageous conduct arising out of his detention by defendant’s police officers in connection with their investigation of an alleged burglary and assault. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on both counts, and plaintiff appeals from the resulting judgment. We reverse only as to the false imprisonment count and remand for further proceedings.

The sole issue on the false imprisonment count is whether there are genuine issues of material fact precluding the granting of…