Legal Opinion

Larson v. Feeney

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1917No. Docket No. 53PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error to Muskegon; Sullivan, J. Case by Matilda Larson against William Feeney for false imprisonment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.

-The suit was begun by plaintiff to recover damages for an illegal arrest and imprisonment against the defendant, who at the time of the occurrence was a police officer in the city of Muskegon. When the proofs were closed the trial court withdrew from the jury all thé questions, except the one of damages. They returned a verdict of $33 for plaintiff. Defendant has assigned error.

1. The real question involved in the case is whether *3the trial court was right in controlling the verdict as a matter of law. It appears that plaintiff, in company with her companion, Ruth Durham, was walking upon one…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pinkerton v. VerbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. McCullough v. GreenfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Tillman v. BeardMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Schnider v. MontrossMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Durham v. FeeneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Collins v. OwensCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  2. Lewis v. Farmer Jack Division, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  3. People v. DixonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Jordan v. SheaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. SouthernMichigan Supreme Court · 1936

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