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WYATT v. FOWLER

No. 24606.

326 S.C. 97 (1997)

484 S.E.2d 590

James WYATT, Respondent/Appellant, v. William FOWLER, Johnny Sain, and Robert Wooten, deputies of Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office, individually and in their official capacities, and William H. Coffey, Sheriff of Spartanburg County, Defendants, of who William H. Coffey, Sheriff of Spartanburg County, is Appellant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Howard Boyd, Jr., and Ronald K. Wray, II, both of Gibbes, Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., of Greenville, for appellant/respondent.

Daniel D. D'Agostino, of Melvin L. Roberts & Associates, of York; and Wade S. Weatherford, III, of Gaffney, for respondent/appellant.

MOORE, Justice.

Respondent/appellant (Wyatt) commenced this action against defendants alleging he was damaged as the result of an unreasonable search and seizure. The jury returned a verdict against appellant/respondent (Sheriff). Sheriff appeals. Wyatt cross-appeals the granting of a directed verdict for claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Wyatt originally brought this action against Sheriff and...

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