Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Humphries
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 10, 1990No. 1483, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Chief Judge.
The Preface
“When constabulary duty’s to be done, The policeman’s lot is not a happy one.’ 1
The Issue
Having relied upon Sir William S. Gilbert to set the frame of reference of this appeal, we now consider the question: “When is a police officer a police officer?”
The Agreed Facts
Robert Andrew Sawyer and Dean Hundley sued Edwin M. Humphries in the Circuit Court for Carroll County. The thrust of the complaint was that the plaintiffs were assaulted and battered by Humphries on June 10, 1988. At the time of the incident, Humphries was a Maryland State Trooper, off duty, attired…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cervantez v. J. C. Penney Co.California Supreme Court · 1979
- Bradshaw v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Elliott v. KupfermanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Duncan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- People v. CoreyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sawyer v. HumphriesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Baltimore Police Department v. CherkesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Thomas v. City of AnnapolisCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Tavakoli-Nouri v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- State v. GainesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
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