Samuel Kirk & Son v. Garrett
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. At the trial the plaintiff offered the following prayers : First.—IfW.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. At the trial the plaintiff offered the following prayers : First.—IfW. H. Garrett was arrested and detained against his will for two days in the custody of Hardesty and Miller, as testified to by the plaintiff, and there were no circumstances in the transaction, out of which the arrest and detention arose, to induce a reasonable and dispassionate man to make such arrest and detention, then the plaintiff is entitled to recover against Hardesty and Miller. (Granted). Second.—If the jury find for the plaintiff under the first instruction, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
This is an action of trespass for assault and false imprisonment. There are five bills of exception in the record. Two relate to rulings of the Superior Court on prayers for instructions to the jury and three to the admissibility of proffered, but rejected evidence. About some of the facts there is dispute and conflict. To these facts reference will be made as we proceed. They have relation to the ruling in the' first, and to some of the rulings in the fifth bill of exceptions. The uncontroverted facts, that are material to an intelligent presentation of the questions involved in all the…
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