Pandjiris v. Hartman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel 0. Taylor, Judge. (1) The plaintiff need not prove malice or want of probable cause to entitle him to recover in this cause. It is sufficient to show that he unlawfully was restrained of his liberty against his will, at the instance and request of the defendant. Boerger v. Langenberg, 97 Mo. 390, cited in 110 Mo. 306; Taafe v. Slevin, 11 Mo. App. 507, cited in 16 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel 0. Taylor, Judge. (1) The plaintiff need not prove malice or want of probable cause to entitle him to recover in this cause. It is sufficient to show that he unlawfully was restrained of his liberty against his will, at the instance and request of the defendant. Boerger v. Langenberg, 97 Mo. 390, cited in 110 Mo. 306; Taafe v. Slevin, 11 Mo. App. 507, cited in 16 Mo. App. 16; Ahern v. Collins, 39 Mo. 150. (2) The court should have given plaintiff’s instructions offered. Boerger v. Langenberg, supra; Taafe v. Slevin, supra; Rich v.…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment. The statements in the petition are to the effect that at the request and instigation of the defendant the plaintiff was arrested, imprisoned and held in confinement for a period of eighteen hours “without reasonable cause and without right of authority to do so and against the will of this plaintiff.” The answer was a general denial.
*543The evidence on the part of the plaintiff tended to show as follows:
The plaintiff had been the owner of a candy store and was indebted to the defendant in the snm of $1,200, for which defendant held plaintiff’s notes,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boeger v. LangenbergSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Hoagland v. Forest Park Highlands Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Stark v. Publishers George Knapp & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Ahern v. CollinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- Thompson v. BuchholzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. BrinkleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Collyer v. S. H. Kress & Co.California Supreme Court · 1936
- Frank v. Wabash Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Hanser v. BieberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- Wehrman v. Liberty Petroleum CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
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