Galarza v. Sprague

Plaintiff brought an action against defendants for false arrest and malicious prosecution. There was a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $1,000 and defendants appeal.

The record discloses that defendants are receivers of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company, a corporation which maintains a railway station at the northwest corner of Broadway and Wilson avenue, Chicago. The station is used by the railroad company in the customary manner; certain parts of it are leased for business purposes.

On the afternoon of January 17, 1933, Maximino Galarza, also known as Max…