Bryant v. Crossland
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*557Opinion op the Court by
Judge Carroll
Affirming.
This suit was brought by appellant, Bryant, against C. B. Crossland, judge of the police court of the city of Paducah, and others, to recover damages for his alleged false arrest and imprisonment in the city jail by the order of Judge Crossland.
On the trial of the case in the lower court the trial judge instructed the jury to return a verdict for Cross-land and the other defendants, and the plaintiff, Bryant, appeals.
The only question in the case that we need consider is whether Judge Crossland was acting within his jurisdiction when he made and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rammage v. KendallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Melton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Pepper v. MayesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1884
- Clark v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Dixon v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
- J. W. Lynch v. Joe E. Johnson, Iii, George B. Goodykoontz and Estel SennCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Henry v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- John M. Ray v. Earl Huddleston, John Sloan and Frank SummersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Hargis v. MaloneyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- McCollum v. GarrettKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
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