Levin v. Costello
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles H. Bowles, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thomson
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiff, John Levin, brought this action against the defendant, Thomas H. Costello, to recover damages for an alleged illegal arrest and false imprisonment of the said plaintiff by the said defendant, the latter being a captain of the police of the City of Chicago. At the close of all the evidence, on motion of the defendant, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. A judgment was entered against the plaintiff for costs, to reverse which he has brought the case to this court on appeal.
The plaintiff…
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