Halligan v. Lone Tree Farmers Exchange

Defendants are the Lone Tree Farmers Exchange, a corporation operating a grain elevator, F. H. Lenz, its president-,, and Frank Hoskins, its manager. On April 17, 1939, defendant Lenz signed and swore to a preliminary information charging plaintiff with the crime of larceny. Plaintiff was taken into custody on a, warrant and confined in the county jail four hours. He was then taken before the committing-magistrate for arraignment where his attorney waived preliminary hearing and plaintiff was bound over to the grand jury. On May 2 he was indicted. On May 17 the county attorney, after…