Johnson v. Leigh, Sheriff

This is an action to recover damages for false imprisonment. The defendant J. T. Leigh is sheriff of Iron county. Edward Bentley was his deputy at Parowan. The other defendants are sureties on the sheriff’s bond. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict for the defendants.

The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: Plaintiff was employed by a Salt Lake City concern as foreman in the construction of a pipe line near Parowan. Plaintiff arrived at Parowan to take up his duties on August 17, 1924, and on the evening of the 18th, while sitting in his automobile in front of a hotel at…