Sergeant v. Watson Bros. Transportation Co.

Action at law for damages. Tbe petition containing four counts in effect alleges four distinct causes of action, all of them, however, arising out of the same general transaction. Count I is for false imprisonment; Count II, malicious prosecution ; Count III, damage to plaintiff’s over-the-road tractor; and Count IV, conversion of plaintiff’s automobile. Both actual and exemplary damages are asked under Counts I, II and IV. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff on Counts I, II and IV, and for defendant on Count III. Both parties have appealed. Hereinafter plaintiff will be referred…