McGILLIVRAY v. SIEDSCHLAW

Nos. 12260, 12261.

278 N.W.2d 796 (1979)

Maribeth McGILLIVRAY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Richard SIEDSCHLAW and Sheila Larson, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 3, 1979.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. R. Pardy, of Mumford, Protsch, Sage & Pardy, Howard, for plaintiff and appellant.

W. A. Hackett, of Austin, Hinderaker & Hackett, Watertown, for defendant and respondent Siedschlaw.

Fred R. Moulton and S. D. Sherwood, of Sherwood & Moulton, Clark, for defendant and respondent Larson.


DUNN, Justice (on reassignment).

This case involves a suit brought by McGillivray for false imprisonment. She alleged that defendants Siedschlaw and Larson, acting in consort, caused her unlawful arrest and imprisonment for possession of a controlled substance.1 Specifically, McGillivray alleged that Officer Siedschlaw, a state highway patrolman, arrested her on a drug possession charge without a warrant and without probable cause. McGillivray...

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