Thornton v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court.— Hon. Richard Field, Judge. It was error to give plaintiff’s fourth instruction, and to refuse to give defendant’s first and third instructions.
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Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court.— Hon. Richard Field, Judge. It was error to give plaintiff’s fourth instruction, and to refuse to give defendant’s first and third instructions. It stands admitted that, at the time of the arrest, plaintiff was a policeman of the city of Sedalia, appointed by the mayor and regularly sworn in ; that it was made his special duty to arrest trespassers against the railway company’s property, and that he was paid for the performance of such duty by the railway company ; that in pursuing Solsburgh, and arresting him for an offense committed in his presence, he…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
On April 1, 1886, defendant offered “a reward of three hundred dollars for the arrest and conviction, or for information leading to the arrest and conviction, of each of the persons who have destroyed or injured the property of said company in the * * * city of Sedalia or elsewhere in the state of Missouri since March 5, 1886, and the sum of two hundred dollars will be paid for the arrest and conviction, or for information leading to the arrest and conviction, of each person or persons who have agreed, conspired, combined or confederated with any person or persons to destroy or *61injure…
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