Sheppard v. Hale

John P. Hale sued John W. Sheppard, J. M. Eberhart, Cliff Eberhart, and T. W. Telford, as joint tort-feasors, for damages for false arrest and imprisonment. His petition and his evidence made substantially the following case: On December 20, 1933, while driving his automobile along a street in Maysville, Georgia, he was arrested by Cliff Eberhart, one of the defendants, who was acting as marshal of the Town of Maysville. His arrest and detention were procured by the other three defendants' acting together, without a warrant, and without any crime being committed by him in the presence of any…