Snead v. . Bonnoil
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 26, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion To recover in an action for false imprisonment the plaintiff must show; an illegal detention of his person.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 26, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion To recover in an action for false imprisonment the plaintiff must show; an illegal detention of his person. (Burns v. Erben, 40 N. Y. 463; Addison on Torts [7th ed.], 146.) The affirmance of the judgment and order denying the motion for a new trial was by a divided…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This is an action for false imprisonment, wherein the plaintiff has recovered judgment upon a verdict of $500.00; which has been affirmed at the Appellate Division. It appears that two police officers, of whom the defendant was one, without a warrant, arrested the plaintiff upon the suspicion that he was engaged in the commission of a felony. According to the plaintiff’s evidence, it occurred in this wise. LOn the 8th of November, 1893, he took, in a satchel, some articles of silver and jewelry, which were rightfully in his possession, to a pawn shop and asked for a loan of money. Not…
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