Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Reed
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1935No. Civ. 8968PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHINN, J., pro tem.
This is an appeal by defendant Charles P. Johnson from three separate judgments after verdict awarding plaintiffs damages for malicious prosecution.
Defendant Johnson was city prosecutor of the city of Los Angeles. Plaintiffs Genevieve Pearson, Cora Skeen and J. L. Skeen were arrested and charged in the Municipal Court of Los Angeles with the crime of petty theft. They were imprisoned for about two and one-half hours, released upon their own recognizance, tried, and found not guilty of the crime charged. They instituted this action for malicious prosecution and false arrest…
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