Tedford v. McWhorter

373 S.W.2d 832 (1963)

Roy E. TEDFORD, Appellant,

v.

J. E. McWHORTER, Appellee.

No. 3799.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

December 6, 1963.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1964.

Henry Stollenwerck, Dallas, for appellant.

Bruce Allen, County Atty., Waxahachie, for appellee.

COLLINGS, Justice.

Roy E. Tedford brought suit against J. E. McWhorter for false arrest. Plaintiff alleged that McWhorter was Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1, Ellis County and unlawfully issued two warrants under which plaintiff was arrested and imprisoned in the county jail of Dallas County, for a period of…