Harris v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal corporations. Officers. Damages. Evidence. Practice in the Supreme Court. Before Judge Hillyer. Fulton Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Harris brought case for false imprisonment against the City of Atlanta, one of its policemen, and its two guardhouse keepers.
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Municipal corporations. Officers. Damages. Evidence. Practice in the Supreme Court. Before Judge Hillyer. Fulton Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Harris brought case for false imprisonment against the City of Atlanta, one of its policemen, and its two guardhouse keepers. On the trial, the evidence for plaintiff was, in brief, as follows : 1. Plaintiff, by interrogatories: On June 30,1877, he was in the city of Atlanta; came from his home some miles out to collect some money due him. While standing on the sidewalk two policemen approached and asked his name. He said “ Wesley Harris.” They did…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Justice.
This suit was brought against the city and certain keepers of the guard-house and policemen for false imprisonment and unreasonable compulsory detention. The .plaintiff was non-suited and excepted.
1. The non-suit was right so far as the city is concerned, under the decision in Cook vs. the City of Macon, 54 Ga., 468.
2. Was the judgment right as respects the officers who made the arrest and detained the plaintiff ? We think that the true rule is, where arrest is made on suspicion that one has violated a law of the state, .it is the duty of the officers, whether policemen or…
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