Reichman v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action by Mathew Harris against J. A. Reichman, E. E. McConnell, J. W. King, and others for false imprisonment. Judgment was entered against all defendants except Reichman for compensatory and exemplary damages, and against Reichman for compensatory damages, and a new trial was denied to all defendants except King.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action by Mathew Harris against J. A. Reichman, E. E. McConnell, J. W. King, and others for false imprisonment. Judgment was entered against all defendants except Reichman for compensatory and exemplary damages, and against Reichman for compensatory damages, and a new trial was denied to all defendants except King. Reichman severed, and brought separate writ of error, whereupon other code-fendants secured leave to bring error in forma pauperis, and proceedings in error of…
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Mathew Harris, in an action for false imprisonment, involving in aggravation of damages alleged unlawful invasion of his home and arrest of himself and infliction of serious personal injuries,1 recovered a verdict against the following defendants: J. A. Reichman, Walter Lee, L. M. Linson, L. F. McConnell, Ed. Bradley, Ira Williams, and J. W. King — for $22,500 as compensatory damages, and also a verdict against all these defendants, except Reichman, for $22,000 as exemplary damages, and judgment was entered accordingly. A new trial, however, was granted in favor of…
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