HEAD v. PLATTE COUNTY, MO.

No. 60,139

242 Kan. 442 (1988)

749 P.2d 6

PHYLLIS L. HEAD, Appellant, v. PLATTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger W. McLean, of Barnett and Ross, Chartered, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Stephen J. Dennis, of Niewald, Waldeck, Norris and Brown, of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

Plaintiff, Phyllis Head, a Kansas resident, filed a personal injury action against Platte County, Missouri, and Tom Thomas, Sheriff of Platte County, alleging negligence in the the arrest and false imprisonment of the plaintiff in Kansas. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that employees of Platte County negligently prepared the arrest warrant in Missouri. The Kansas district court, applying Missouri sovereign...

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