White v. McQueen

Defendant was the sheriff of Kent county. He caused the arrest of plaintiff August 2, 1891, which was Sunday, and imprisoned him in the county jail until the following day, when he was brought before the police *251judge, and charged with being disorderly, under an ordinance of the city of Grand Kapids. He was tried upon August 4, and acquitted. Defendant had no warrant for his arrest. Plaintiff then instituted this suit to recover damages for false imprisonment. The declaration is in the usual form. The plea was “ not guilty." Defendant claimed to have arrested plaintiff upon suspicion that he…