Legal Opinion

Little v. Rich

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 17, 1909PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Grayson County. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Pearson.

1Opinion of the Court

RAINEY, Chief Justice.

Arthur Little brought this action against W. W. Forbes, sheriff of Ellis County, and two of his deputies, Moore and Maggart, and H. B. Bich, sheriff of Grayson County, and his deputy, Biggerstaff, and the chief of police of the city of Sherman, W. H. DeSpain, for false arrest and imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Plaintiff alleges in substance, that on November 24, 1906, a complaint for burglary was sworn to by J. M. Maggart in Ellis County and filed with a justice of the peace upon which said justice issued a warrant of arrest addressed to any sheriff or constable…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Landa v. ObertTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Ramsey v. ArrottTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  3. McManus v. WallisTexas Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Lewis v. HattonTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. WillieTexas Supreme Court · 1880

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Yarbrough v. BrookinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Horwitz v. DickersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  3. Speer v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Burton v. RobersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Speer v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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