Ulvestad v. Dolphin

Tbis is an action brought to recover in damages for an unlawful arrest and a false imprisonment.

At tbe time of tbe occurrences wbicb give rise to tbe action, William B. Severyns was chief of police of tbe city of Seattle, and tbe New Amsterdam Casualty Company was surety on bis official bond. C. E. Dolphin was a captain of police of tbe same city, and A. J. Hill and C. A. Seavers were policemen of tbe city. Eric Ulvestad was a bachelor, some fifty-five years of age, and for many years bad been a resident of tbe city. He owned real property situated therein of considerable value. He bad caused…