MOORE v. MURPHY

No. 50720.

119 N.W.2d 759 (1963)

Raymond L. MOORE, Appellant, v. A. J. MURPHY, Johnson County, Oren Alt, Emil Novy and Martin Stahle, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 12, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Beckley, Margaret L. Beckley, and L. M. Hullinger, Sr., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Edward L. O'Connor and Ralph L. Neuzil, Iowa City, for appellees.


STUART, Justice.

Plaintiff brought an action for damages against Johnson County, the Board of Supervisors, and A. J. Murphy, sheriff alleging he sustained personal injuries while in the sheriff's custody. Motions to dismiss the action filed on behalf of each defendant were sustained by the trial court. Plaintiff appeals from the court's ruling sustaining the motion to dismiss as to A. J. Murphy.

The trial court held A. J. Murphy was in the performance of his...

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