Wood v. Olson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action, of trespass. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action in trespass, by appellee against appellant, who was sheriff of Sangamon county, to recover damages resulting from the alleged wrongful arrest and imprisonment of appellee by appellant. Judgment was rendered in the Circuit Court against appellant for the sum of $'750, to reverse which he appeals.
The first count of the declaration charges, in substance, that the defendant seized plaintiff, conveyed him to the county jail and there imprisoned him, without reasonable excuse. The second count charges that the defendant, as sheriff, by his deputies, without any reasonable or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gilmore v. FullerIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- In Re Estate of SalisburyOhio Court of Appeals · 1951
- Graff v. SimmonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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