Director General of Railroads v. Kastenbaum

•Respondent brought an action in the Supreme Court of Erie County, New York, against the Director General of Railroads, seeking damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The trial court, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, dismissed the^cause of action for malicious prosecution, but allowed the trial to proceed to verdict and judgment for $500- for false imprisonment. The judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and a motion for leave to appeal was denied by the Court of Appeals of the State. .

The brief for petitioner on the merits states the…