Workman v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

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15 federal appellate · 6 state decisions

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1. “[SJheriffs are made responsible [by statute] for the “official” acts of their deputies, and are given the same remedies against such deputies and their sureties as any person can have against the sheriff and his sureties. In the use of the term “official” in this statute, when construed with its connected clause, the Legislature must be presumed to have had knowledge of the well-defined distinction between official acts and acts done colore officii — a distinction upon which many of the apparently conflicting cases may perhaps be reconciled — and to have therefore intended to exclude responsibility for mere usurpation of authority on the part of their deputies.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Williams v. Thomas

2. “that the sheriff was guilty of any undue delay the next morning in finding out the facts about Workman's being in jail or in taking such appropriate action as the facts required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Whirl v. Kern

3. “exercise a supervision and control over the jail.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Whirl v. Kern