Paget v. Cordes

One of the principal errors alleged was the refusal of the court to require the plaintiff to elect upon which cause of action he would proceed, and presents a rather novel question to this court never passed upon as here presented.

The contention of the defendant is, that, under the testimony of plaintiff, the transaction was one complete transaction from the alleged seizure of the plaintiff, taking him before another officer of higher rank, and the final act of imprisoning him in the police jail; and the assault, if any was committed, was simply an element in a single transaction, which…