Reell v. Petritz

This is an action in the circuit court of Winnebago county, for malicious prosecution and false arrest. It resulted in a verdict and judgment for $850 in favor of the plaintiff, John Beell, from which the defendant, John Petritz, prosecutes this appeal.

On April 2, 1917, Beell became a tenant of Petritz on certain farm lands. Just prior to that time Petritz had caused certain poplar trees upon the land to be cut so they fell in the road. They were then partially trimmed up. When Beell came to the place he finished trimming the trees, burned the brush, moved the wood up near the house and…