GRUNDY COUNTY v. DYER


546 S.W.2d 577 (1977)

GRUNDY COUNTY, Appellant, v. Earl Ray DYER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, Middle Section.

February 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry W. Camp, Camp & Roney, McMinnville, for appellant.

Walter H. Griswold, County Atty. for Grundy County, McMinnville, for appellant.

Robert S. Peters, Swafford, Davis & Peters, Winchester, for appellee.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This civil action arises under §§ 8-832, 8-834, T.C.A. and primarily involves the liability of a county under these statutory provisions for the acts of a deputy sheriff.

The trial judge sustained the motion of the plaintiff for a summary judgment, awarded judgment against Grundy County, sustained the motion of the bonding company for a judgment on the pleadings, and dismissed Grundy County's third party complaint...

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