KIMBLEY v. CITY OF GREEN RIVER

No. 5562.

642 P.2d 443 (1982)

Kathleen KIMBLEY and Clyde Kimbley, Jr., Appellants (Plaintiffs) v. CITY OF GREEN RIVER, Wyoming; Sweetwater County, Wyoming; State Department of Criminal Investigation, State of Wyoming; Roger Sims; Don Beckum; James Rountree Larry Paine; Joe Jaramillo; Ken Atwood; the Sheriff of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, James Stark; the Former Chief of Police for the City of Green River, Wyoming, Roger Mizel; and Steve Rubcic, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Moriarity of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, Jackson, for appellants.

Richard E. Day (argued), and Patrick J. Murphy of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, Casper, for appellee, Sweetwater County, Wyo.

Allan A. Larson (argued) of Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Salt Lake City, Utah, a member of the Bar of Utah admitted specially for the purposes of this case, and Richard J. Mathey, Green River, for appellees City of Green River, Joe Jaramillo, Ken Atwood and Roger Mizel.

Glenn Parker (argued) and Harold Frederick Buck of Hirst & Applegate, Cheyenne, for remaining appellees.

Before ROSE, C.J., and RAPER, THOMAS, ROONEY and BROWN, JJ.


ROONEY, Justice.

Appellants-plaintiffs brought an action against appellees-defendants, various law enforcement officers of the Green River Police Department, of the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office and of the State Division of Criminal Investigation and their employers. The complaint alleged that appellees were liable for damages on the basis of negligence, malicious prosecution, assault and battery, violation of civil rights and false imprisonment in obtaining...

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