Silva v. Lewis

This is an action for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. The appellant-plaintiff Baltazar Silva was placed in jail in Guymon, Oklahoma, for three to four hours on June 3, 1968, pursuant to a criminal complaint signed by appellee-defendant Bob Lewis. The complaint charged appellant with unlawful concealment of mortgaged property. The charge was dismissed and appellant thereafter filed civil suit against the appellees. The jury found in favor of the appellees and against the appellant. Silva now appeals, citing trial errors for reversal.

Appellant’s first two points allege the trial…