Knecht v. Lehr
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for Malicious Prosecution.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Washington County; the Hon. Benjamin R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
There are three counts in the declaration. Counsel for a ppellee, in their brief, say that the first and second counts are for malicious prosecution, and the third count for false imprisonment. It is averred in the first count that appellant, with one Fruth, falsely and maliciously caused a warrant to be issued by Henry Sinn, a justice of the peace, under which appellee was arrested and brought before the justice; that from said justice he took a change of venue to J. R. Coulter, a justice of the peace; that before him a hearing was had and appellant was discharged, etc.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Skidmore v. BrickerIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- McGuire v. GoodmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hardie Rothschild, and Cross-Appellant v. The Drake Hotel, Inc., a Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Fred W. Brandt v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Fred W. Brandt v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Knecht v. LehrAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900