Manuel v. Cassada

Stelio Manuel filed a notice of motion for judgment against J. P. Cassada, Maude M. Cassada and J. D. Cassada, partners trading as Granby Garage, to recover damages for malicious prosecution. The action was based on a warrant issued at the instance of Fred G. Williams, an employee of the defendants, charging Manuel with the felonious theft of an automobile. Under the warrant Manuel was apprehended and incarcerated in the jail in the city of Norfolk for several hours and until his discharge upon a hearing of the matter in the police court. •

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff…