The Police Defendants brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiff's action for negligent investigation.
The plaintiff alleged negligent investigation regarding a fire incident, which led to his arrest and nine-month incarceration before his acquittal.
The court applied legal principles governing negligent police investigation and summary judgment, finding that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to establish a breach of the police's standard of care or to demonstrate overwhelming evidence discrediting the police's primary witnesses.
The motion for summary judgment was granted, dismissing the plaintiff's action.
