Titus v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

This is an action to recover damages in the-sum of $3000 for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment'. Trial was had by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jasper County resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $300. Motion for new trial was overruled and defendant appealed.

The petition is in conventional form and alleges that Irene Hoffman was a duly appointed and authorized servant of the defendant, Montgomery Ward & Company, a corporation; that plaintiff, in company with three relatives, went to defendant’s store December 23, 1933; and that in leaving while plaintiff was…