Shea v. Sullivan

These are actions of tort to recover for the alleged false arrest and imprisonment of the plaintiffs. The cases were tried together. At the close of the evidence against the defendant railroad company, a verdict was directed in its favor subject to the exception of the plaintiffs. At the close of the entire evidence, the cases against the other defendants were submitted to the jury, who returned verdicts for those defendants. All the material evidence is set forth in the bill of exceptions.

*258There was evidence tending to show the following facts: On September 2, 1923, the plaintiffs boarded a…