· 11/5/1956
Bragg v. Hall
Citations
- 226 Ark. 906
- 294 S.W.2d 763
- 1956 Ark. LEXIS 596
How courts have described this case
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- reversing grant of summary judgment to police officer in action for false arrest
- a police officer is entitled to immunity concerning false arrest claim “unless he or she acted with actual malice or with actual intent to cause injury”
- no official immunity when officers arrested plaintiff for giving a false name and date of birth when there existed direct evidence that the officers had verified successfully plaintiff’s identity before the arrest and, thus, knew that plaintiff had committed no crime
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Judges: Smith
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