Garnier v. Squires

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J. :

A. Garnier, jr., brought an action against James M. Squires, setting up three causes of action : (1) For slander, in falsely charging him with the larceny of $500; (2) for false imprisonment, by holding him at the point of a revolver in illegal restraint for a period of about thirty minutes; and (3) for an unlawful search of plaintiff’s premises ; and he placed the damages sustained at $4500.

The facts out of which the controversy arose are substantially as follows : On the night of February 14, 1898, Squires claimed that when he retired…