Hardy v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass for False Imprisonment.—In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. Declaration in trespass; plea of not guilty; trial by jury; verdict, not guilty, and judgment for defendant; appeal by plaintiff. Heard jn this court at the March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The appellant brought an action against the appellee fora false arrest and imprisonment, and upon a trial of the cause the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, upon which verdict a judgment for the defendant was entered. The appellant was arrested in the yards of the appellee by a special police officer in the employ and pay of the appellee. The nominal offense of appellant, and which caused his arrest, was picking up and sacking potatoes that had been thrown out of the cars and were lying on the track, preparatory to carrying them away, without the permission of an employe of the appellee,…
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