Mitchell v. Heard

BOBBITT, Justice.

Appellant, J. A. Mitchell, filed this suit against appellee Ira Heard, sheriff of Refugio county, Tex., in the district court of Nueces county, on the 31st day of May, 1932, seeking to recover damages for alleged false imprisonment and wrongful search in Nueces county.

The cause was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of appellee, and judgment was thereon rendered that appellant take nothing, and pay all costs. Appellant complains of such judgment and presents this appeal on affidavit of inability to pay costs in lieu of an appeal bond.

Stated briefly, the…