Housman v. Byrne

Main, J. —

The complaint in this case contains a number of causes of action, separately stated. When the evidence was all in, the court withdrew all of them from the jury, with the exception of one, and upon this one the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, which motion was denied, and from the judgment dismissing the action, he appealed.

November 2, 1937, the appellant was arrested by the sheriff of Mason county and lodged in jail, where he was held until the thirteenth day of November of that year. In the interim, he had not been taken…