MENDOZA v. RENO COUNTY

No. 56,024

235 Kan. 692 (1984)

681 P.2d 676

ESTEBAN MENDOZA, Appellant, v. RENO COUNTY, KANSAS, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Rome, of Hutchinson, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Stephen J. Jones, of Hershberger, Patterson, Jones & Roth, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Steven J. Roth, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HERD, J.:

This is a damage action for false arrest brought by Esteban Mendoza against Reno County and the arresting officers, individually. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants, from which this appeal was taken.

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on May 13, 1982, John Hendrix, the Hutchinson Fire Marshal, was called to the scene of a house fire at 407 W. 1st Street, Hutchinson. Mr. Hendrix inspected...

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