Legal Opinion
Wells v. Johnston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 15, 1900No. 12,705PublishedCited by 10 opinions
APPEAL from the Fifth Judicial District, Parish of Ouachita— Potts, J.
1Opinion of the Court
On rehearing the opinion of the court was delivered by Nici-iolls, 0. J.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
WatKINS, J.
This suit was brought against the sheriff, and several private individuals as the sureties upon his official bond for the recovery from them in solido of the sum of $8300.00 as damages for his alleged illegal and wrongful arrest and incarceration in the parish jail for a period of eight days.
The case was tried by a jury, who rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants] and from that verdict and the judgment thereon rendered, the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal — a…
2Cited by10 opinions
- Burton v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- State v. EngleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- State v. JahrausSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Sweeten v. FriedmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- O'Malley v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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