Dedek v. McNary

This is an action by the plaintiff against the defendants to recover damages for a false arrest of the plaintiff by the defendants. The defendant McNary swore to and filed an information with the defendant McMaster, a Justice of the Peace in Cortland County, charging one “ John Doe ” with having committed the crime of grand larceny in the first degree. McMaster thereupon issued an alleged illegal warrant of arrest for one “ John Doe ”. The warrant was sent to the Binghamton Police Department and the plaintiff was arrested by the Binghamton Police in the city of Binghamton, New York, under the…