Citizens Hotel Co. v. Foley

SPEER, Justice.

Appellees, Jesse Foley and his wife, Bertha Foley, sued appellant, Citizens Hotel Company, a corporation, in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, for damages alleged to have been sustained, growing out of the false arrest and imprisonment of the wife, Bertha Foley. The appellant is alleged to have acted by and through its house detective, Bob Lentz, while engaged in the service of appellant, and in an attempt to perform the duties for which he was employed.

From the petition it appears that Bertha Foley was a negro maid, employed by appellant to care for certain guest…