Sorenson v. Dundas
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County. Action to recover damages for the alleged false imprisonment of the plaintiff by the defendant.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County. Action to recover damages for the alleged false imprisonment of the plaintiff by the defendant. The complaint alleges that on the 19th of May, 1876, the defendant “ maliciously and with intent to injure the plaintiff, did, by force and threats, at a house and in a certain room therein where the plaintiff then resided, detain him against his will, and then and there restrained him of his liberty for the space of half an hour.” The complaint alleges further that such imprisonment was unlawful, and other facts are therein stated by way of…
1Opinion of the CourtLyokst, J.
1. The learned counsel for defendant maintained in his argument that there was no evidence tending to prove that the defendant in any manner restrained the plaintiff of his liberty, and hence that it was error to submit that question to the jury. "We think the position untenable. The plaintiff testified as follows: “In the afternoon of May 19th I was working away from home. Eilstead, a constable, came and showed a paper and said I must come with him to my house. *337I went; found defendant at my Rouse. He said Re wanted to go in and talk witR me. I unlocked tke door, and Re and I went in. He told…
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