Dehn v. Mandeville
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Niagara county. Action by Henry F. Dehn against Marcus A. Mandeville and others to recover for an alleged false imprisonment of plaintiff by defendants. From an order denying defendant Mandeville’s motion for an order requiring plaintiff’s attorney to receive an unverified answer to the complaint, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The complaint alleged that the defendants imprisoned and kept the plaintiff detained in the common jail of Niagara county for the space of about 18 days, without any reasonable or probable cause whatever, contrary to the laws of the state, and against the will of the plaintiff. There is the further allegation that the plaintiff was arrested in the town of Newfane, and transported through the public streets and highways from his residence in said town to the common jail aforesaid. This latter clause does not seem to be important, as the complaint fails to state that the defendants had anything…
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