Lewis v. Treadway

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Sandidge

Affirming.

This action was institnt&d by appellant, Gay Lewis, against appellee, W. P. Treadway, a constable, of Montgomery county, Kentucky, and the surety on his official bond, to recover damages for an alleged unlawful arrest. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition in so far as it undertook to state a cause of action against appellee, the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, and entered judgment dismissing the petition as to it. This appeal has been prosecuted from that judgment.

The petition charges that the arrest complained…