Pilos v. First National Stores Inc.

The plaintiff’s declaration is in three counts, (1) for slander in accusing the plaintiff of stealing from the defendant’s store, (2) for false arrest and imprisonment of the plaintiff on a charge of stealing from the defendant’s store, and (3) for "assault and trespass upon the person of the plaintiff.” There was a verdict for the plaintiff on the first count for $1, on the second count for $500, and on the third count for $1. The defendant excepts.

There was error in denying the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor on the second count. That count declared upon an arrest by…