Johnson v. Atlantic Coast Line R.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Brease.

The plaintiff-respondent, a newsbutcher, employed by the Union News Company, brought suit against the defendants Atlantic Coast Rine Railroad Company and Brown and Dor sey, two of the agents of the Railroad Company, engaged in its police department. Plaintiff alleged that Brown and Dorsey went into' a car, where he had his containers of merchandise, and forced him to open these, charging plaintiff with having contraband liquor in his possession; that the officers had no warrant authorizing the search, but that it was done by threats…