The plaintiff sued the police services board and an investigating officer for negligent investigation, false arrest, and other torts following his acquittal on criminal charges including extortion.
The defendants moved for summary judgment to dismiss the action.
The court found that most of the claims were barred by the two-year limitation period under the Limitations Act, 2002, as the plaintiff failed to prove they were not discoverable earlier.
The court also dismissed the negligent investigation claim on the merits, finding no evidence that the police breached the standard of care of a reasonable officer in similar circumstances, as they had reasonable and probable grounds to lay the charges based on sworn statements.
The motion for summary judgment was granted and the action was dismissed.
