Southern Railway Co. v. Gresham

Gresham, by his next friend, brought suit against the railroad company for injuries he claims to have sustained by the wrongful action of certain employees of the company. The action was seemingly instituted to recover damages for a malicious arrest and malicious prosecution, and for abuse of the person of plaintiff while under arrest. There was a general denial of the allegation that plaintiff was maltreated while under arrest, and an admission of the arrest and a justification of the same, on the grounds, that the plaintiff was violating one of the statutes of this State in attempting to…