Going v. Dinwiddie
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
This is an action for alleged false imprisonment. Defendant demurred to the complaint. His demurrer was overruled, and upon his refusal to answer, judgment was rendered against him. He appeals from the judgment, and relies for reversal upon the insufficiency of the complaint.
In the complaint, it is first averred that on a certain day defendant “imprisoned plaintiff, and caused her to he imprisoned and deprived of her liberty for a period of five days, unlawfully, and with force, and without probable cause, on a pretended charge of contempt of court.” The “ circumstances attending and…
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