Kinney v. County of Contra Costa

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Nadine Kinney and her husband Rodney Kinney, plaintiffs below, commenced an action against Don Vallentyne, a private citizen, Roy Wallis, a sheriff’s deputy, and the County of Contra Costa. As to Wallis and the county, relief was sought based on false arrest and false imprisonment. As to the county alone additional relief was sought for “failure to provide medical attention” and “failure to take before a magistrate without unnecessary delay.”

At the close of plaintiffs’ case the trial court granted motions of the county and Wallis for nonsuit on the issues of false arrest,…