Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. Payne
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1923No. 4036PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
A statement of the nature and result of this suit has heretofore been made in ruling upon a motion to dismiss the writ of error. See opinion filed March 23, 1923 (C. C. A.) 291 Fed. 60.
The declaration alleges that on May 1, 1919, one J. H. Redding, special agent of the Pullman Company, which was then under federal control, acting within the scope of his employment, falsely and maliciously procured the arrest and imprisonment of the plaintiff Pearl Dougherty upon the charge of having received certain described stolen property of the Pullman Company, with knowledge that it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Hines v. GravinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Davis v. McMillianCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Dougherty v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
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