Verdi v. Donahue
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Wolfe, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $175 damages, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The plaintiff in his complaint alleges that on October 13th, 1915, the defendant stated to James W. Callahan, a police officer of the city of New Haven, that the plaintiff had committed the crime of assault and battery upon him, and had abused him, and that the defendant requested the officer to arrest the plaintiff for this offence; that afterward the defend ant caused a complaint to be issued by the city attorney of New Haven, charging the plaintiff with a breach of the peace and with assaulting and striking the defendant; that the plaintiff was arrested upon this charge and brought before…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
- Holmes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Lawton v. HerrickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Steinert v. WhitcombSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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