Alloway v. Fitzgerald

This is a suit for compensatory damages and for the restitution of $1,000 alleged to have been obtained by defendant from plaintiff by means of extortion and blackmail.

From a judgment dismissing plaintiff’s demands, he has appealed.

Plaintiff has not made an appearance in this court, and he lias not filed a brief in the case.

The plaintiff was employed as a clerk in defendant’s store. Defendant found that his balance sheet showed continuous losses. An investigation was made, and suspicion pointed to the xilaintiff. A trap was set, and plaintiff, was caught in the act of appropriating…