Bulkley v. Klein

CONLEY, J. *

Defendant appeals from a judgment of $1,000 in favor of plaintiff for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The action was tried by the court without a jury, and it was defended below by the defendant in propria persona.

The two main questions raised on appeal are whether the court erred in finding defendant liable both for malicious prosecution and for false imprisonment on the same alleged facts and whether the plaintiff established the necessary elements for recovery.

The basis for the action was a criminal prosecution in the Imperial Judicial District of Imperial County…