Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 12/4/1996

Williams v. Prince George's County

Citations

685 A.2d 884
112 Md. App. 526
1996 Md. App. LEXIS 168
70 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1508

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holding that Department of Corrections was not liable for false imprisonment when it miscalculated inmate’s “good time” credit because the Department was “acting within its legal authority.”
holding that the County was shielded by governmental immunity when tort claims were asserted against it in its individual capacity for torts allegedly committed by County officers
holding that the County was shielded by governmental immunity when tort claims were asserted against it in its individual capacity for torts allegedly committed by County officers
holding that summary judgment was proper when “there was not a scintilla of evidence that the arresting officers harbored ill will or an evil motive toward appellant”
concluding that a jury could not reasonably infer malice where officers, acting upon the erroneous information that a vehicle was stolen, detained and handcuffed appellant, trained their guns on appellant, but did not “rough [him] up” and apologized for the misunderstanding
noting that the LGTCA “does not provide a method for directly suing the County or other local governments”

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Judges: Davis

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