Owens v. Wilmington & Weldon Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action for damages for false arrest of plaintiff while a passenger on defendant’s train, tried before Brown, J., at July Term, 1899, of GeaNvillb Superior Court. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, his Honor, upon motion of defendant, ruled that plaintiff could not recover. Non-suit, and appeal by plaintiff. The evidence is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, C. J.
The plaintiff purchased a ticket in South Carolina over'defendant’s railroad to Selma, N. 0., and was seated in defendant’s car, and, without fault or blame in his deportment, was arrested on arrival at Fayetteville by the sheriff of Cumberland County and his armed posse, taken off the train and incarcerated for two days, when he was tried for an alleged crime, acquitted and discharged. Before the arrival of the train at Fayetteville, the sheriff was notified by telegram from the sheriff of Kingstree, South Carolina, that the plaintiff and two others were on that train, and that they were…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gillingham v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
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