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HART v. PITTS

374 S.W.2d 379 (1964)

Kenneth HART, Plaintiff in Error, v. George L. PITTS, Jr., and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 8, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence F. Stewart, Winchester, for plaintiff in error.

Robert W. Stevens, Fayetteville, Stevens & Bagley, Fayetteville, of counsel, for defendants in error.

HOLMES, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from an order sustaining the demurrer of one of the defendants in the case. Kenneth Hart brought suit against George L. Pitts, Jr., for false arrest on December 24, 1960. Later an amended declaration was filed on February 5, 1963 alleging that the defendant Pitts was at the time of the alleged false arrest the duly elected Sheriff of Lincoln County, acting in his official capacity as Sheriff by virtue of his office...

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