Adams v. Coe
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. George E. Brewer. ■ This action was brought by the appellee, Noah Coe, against the appellant, J. B. Adams, and sought to recover damages for false imprisonment. The complaint claims |5,000 as damages for that the defendant caused the plaintiff to be arrested and imprisoned on a warrant which is set out at length in the complaint, and is copied in the opinion.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. George E. Brewer. ■ This action was brought by the appellee, Noah Coe, against the appellant, J. B. Adams, and sought to recover damages for false imprisonment. The complaint claims |5,000 as damages for that the defendant caused the plaintiff to be arrested and imprisoned on a warrant which is set out at length in the complaint, and is copied in the opinion. It was further averred in that complaint that said warrant was issued by M. ¡8. Wilson, a justice of the peace, by reason of an affidaAdt made by J. B. Adams, AAdio, as the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
The warrant under which plaintiff was arrested and imprisoned, following the complaint upon which it was issued, is as follows: “Complaint on oath having been made to me by J. B. Adams that the offense of breaking into the store house of the said J. B. Adams at Longview in said [Shelby] county has been committed on the night of February 11th, 1897, and again on the night of 4th day of March, inst., and that he has good reason to believe and does believe that one Noah Coe is guilty thereof, you are hereby commanded to forthwith arrest the said Noah Coe,” etc. etc. It was necessary for this…
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