Southern Ry. Co. v. Beaty

The gist of the complaint—counts 4 and 5—is found in the allegation that—

“Defendant, by and through its agents or servants, to wit, one Parsons and one Wyriek, who were acting in the line of duty or scope of their authority as sueh agents, imprisoned plaintiff without legal ^warrant.”

This sufficiently charges the principal, this defendant, with legal responsibility for the unlawful detention. Jones v. Strickland, 201 Ala. 138, 77 So. 562; Buttrey v. Wilhite, 208 Ala. 573, 94 So. 585. Moreover, the issue was clearly defined on the trial by specific instructions given to the jury by the trial…