Christ v. McDonald

This is an action for false arrest and imprisonment. The cause was tried to the court and jury. A verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $350. Defendants appeal.

Plaintiff alleges in his complaint, as the gist of his cause of action, in substance, that on or about February 19, 1934, at 7 o’clock p. m., in the city of Portland, the defendants, as police officers of the city, wrongfully, unlawfully and without probable cause and in wanton disregard of their duties and the rights of plaintiff, accosted the plaintiff without cause, wantonly, maliciously, wrongfully, forcibly and unlawfully…