Patzack v. Von Gerichten

This is an action for damages for false imprisonment. The statement is agreed upon, and is as follows: On October 31, T879, one of the defendants, George Heitz, Jr., made an affidavit before another of the defendants, Yon Gerichten, a justice of the peace, to the effect that plaintiff, Mrs. Justina Patzack, did, on October 28th, at St. Louis, disturb the peace of affiant and his family, and of the neighborhood, by loud and unusual noises, and by vulgar and indecent language, and by threatening, quarrelling, and challenging affiant and his family, without just cause or provocation. Thereupon a…