Mosely v. J. G. McCrory Co.

HatcheR, Judge:

This action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County to recover damages for a wrongful arrest. The ease was tried at the June term, 1925. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, on motion of defendant, a verdict was directed in its favor.

The following facts were developed by the evidence:

In December of 1923 Dan Prowse, a uniformed policeman of the City of Charleston was approached by A. 0. Myers, who was at the time Assistant Manager of the defendant company. Myers asked Prowse if he could get a “plain clothes man”. Prowse referred Myers to P. D. Hill. It was…