Can a sheriff be held liable for actions beyond or outside instructions in the order directed to him?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Borealis Exploration Ltd. v. Manitoba, 2000 MBQB 239 (CanLII):
The plaintiff says that at common law, when a sheriff acts beyond or outside instructions in the order directed to him he cannot rely on the order or his good faith to protect him from liability when he is sued – Overn v. Strand, 1931 CanLII 44 (SCC), [1931] S.C.R. 720.
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