Zahn v. Taylor

The appellant-plaintiff is a carpenter living in Mattoon, Wisconsin. On April 18, 1952, the respondent-defendant Kruse was the sheriff of Waupaca county, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company was his bondsman, and the defendant Taylor was undersheriff.

The under sheriff, Taylor, placed the appellant under arrest on the morning of April 18, 1952, and escorted him to the county jail. The exact events that occurred thereafter are in dispute but, since the conflict is not material to the issues raised by this appeal, the following is a summary of the allegations of the complaint.

The complaint…