HOUSTON, Justice.
Lewis E. Boshell sued Joe Robertson in his official capacity as the sheriff of Walker County, seeking damages for, among other things, assault and false arrest. Boshell alleged in his complaint that he had been assaulted and falsely arrested by one of Robertson's deputies, and he sought to predicate liability on Robertson based on the alleged misconduct of the deputy. The trial court dismissed the complaint and Boshell appealed.
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