What is the liability of a police officer for false arrest and imprisonment without justification?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Beauregard v. Wingard, 230 F. Supp. 167 (S.D. Cal. 1964):
Under California law a police officer is liable civilly for false arrest and imprisonment without justification. Dragna v. White, 45 Cal.2d 469, 289 P.2d 428.
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