Wehmeyer v. Mulvihill
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jas. IS. Withrow, Judge. (1) The petition counts upon an unlawful arrest as constituting a directed trespass. (2) The origin of the arrest-functions vested in the police officers of the city of St. Louis. Acts 1861, 149. (3) The nature and extent of that function. R. S. 1899, sec. 6212; State v. Grant, 76 Mo. 236; State v. Holcomb, 86 Mo. 380; State v. Hancock, 73 Mo. App. 19; State v. Boyd, 108 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jas. IS. Withrow, Judge. (1) The petition counts upon an unlawful arrest as constituting a directed trespass. (2) The origin of the arrest-functions vested in the police officers of the city of St. Louis. Acts 1861, 149. (3) The nature and extent of that function. R. S. 1899, sec. 6212; State v. Grant, 76 Mo. 236; State v. Holcomb, 86 Mo. 380; State v. Hancock, 73 Mo. App. 19; State v. Boyd, 108 Mo. App. 518; State v. Underwood, 75 Mo. 237; State v. Albright, 144 Mo. 638; State v. Cushenbury, 157 Mo. 168; State v. Evans, 161 Mo. 95. (4) An…
1Opinion of the Court
NORTON!, J.
This is a suit for damages accrued on account of a false imprisonment. The plaintiff recovered both actual and punitive damages and defendants appeal.
It appears that plaintiff, who was the proprietor of a nickelodeon, known as the Star Theater, 1511 Market Street, made a purchase of some linoleum from the defendant furniture company of which Michael J. Mulvihill is the president. On this purchase, a payment of five dollars was made and defendant gave a receipt for that amount. On the following day, plaintiff canceled the order for linoleum and the defendant agreed that he might…
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