Lieffring v. Birt

Action to recover $3,500 actual and $3,500 punitive damages for an alleged illegal arrest and imprisonment. A motion to dismiss was sustained; the cause was dismissed and plaintiff appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals. That court reversed the judgment of dismissal and remanded the cause. Lieffring v. Birt (Mo. App.), 154 S.W.2d 597.

[1] After remand the cause was tried and the verdict of the jury was for defendant. Motion for a new trial was filed, but overruled, and plaintiff again appealed to the Kansas City City Court of Appeals. The notice of appeal recited that the appeal was…