Waters v. National Woolen Mills
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action lor damages. Before Judge Pendleton. Eulton superior court. June 12, 1913. E. L. Waters brought suit against the National Woolen Mills and E. R. Winn, to recover damages for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment.
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Action lor damages. Before Judge Pendleton. Eulton superior court. June 12, 1913. E. L. Waters brought suit against the National Woolen Mills and E. R. Winn, to recover damages for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment. The ease made by the petition was substantially as follows: On the 31st day of March, 1913, Winn, acting in his individual behalf, and also acting in behalf and in the interest and as the duly authorized agent of the National 'Woolen Mills, procured, advised, and caused two detectives, Vickery and Hamby, to go to the plaintiff’s room at the Leland Hotel in the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The case was dismissed on general demurrer. The allegations of the petition, set. out in the statement of facts, must be taken as true on demurrer; and so taking them, we think they set forth a good cause of action. Counsel for the defendants insists, that while the allegation is that the arrest was without warrant, at the same time it is alleged that the plaintiff was put to the expense of $15 in giving bond; and it is argued that from this allegation it is fair to assume that the bond, *135■which the defendant was required to give, was an appearance bond in…
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