Archie G. Strutt v. Frank Urham

Archie G. Strutt brought this civil rights action for damages against Frank Upham, a police officer employed by Costa Mesa, California. In his amended complaint, Strutt alleged that, acting in his capacity as a police officer, Upham so negligently, corruptly and fraudulently conducted an investigation of certain bad-check charges involving Strutt, that he caused to be filed a false complaint against Strutt, resulting in the latter’s false imprisonment for four months on a charge of violating California Penal Code, section 476a (drawing checks for which there were insufficient funds). The…