Legal Opinion
Keller v. Butler
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1927PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
No cause of action, it is said, has been stated in the complaint, which has been dismissed. In effect this means that an action for damages cannot be maintained against one who falsely and maliciously and without probable cause procures the arrest of another as a fugitive from justice until a determination of the criminal proceeding instituted in the foreign State. According to the complaint, the defendant charged the plaintiff in the State of Florida with having committed larceny. Through the action of the defendant, the Governor of Florida made requisition upon the Governor of the State of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Illinois Ex Rel. McNichols v. PeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Hogan v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Brand v. HinchmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Malone v. BelcherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Loeb v. TeitelbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Janetka v. DabeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Janetka v. DabeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Gatto v. Publix Supermarket, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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