Johnson v. Maxon

Maxon prosecuted Johnson in the court below for an alleged false imprisonment, and the latter sought to defend himself by showing that the imputed- trespass consisted of an arrest and imprisonment by means of a proceeding under the non-imprisonment act. The court excluded the defense, on the ground that the proceedings in question were absolutely void. The arguments from the bar before us were quite elaborate, and directed to several points which we need not consider. According to the view taken, the case may be decided upon one general ground, and the judgment formed upon that naturally…