Action for False Arrest
In Veatch v. Bartels Lutheran Home, No. 09-3678, an action for false arrest based on an allegedly false accusation that plaintiff assaulted her mother, the court affirmed summary judgment for defendant where 1) the information gathered by defendant was sufficiently reliable to establish a reasonable ground for belief that plaintiff had committed a misdemeanor assault; and 2) plaintiff failed to satisfy the “rigorous standards of culpability and causation” required for municipal liability under section 1983.
Related Resources
- Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in Veatch v. Bartels Lutheran Home, No. 09-3678
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