Southern Railway Co. v. Peek

Peek brought suit in the city court of Atlanta against the Southern Railway Company and Dwyer, as one of its servants or agents, to recover damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $500, as damages for false imprisonment; and the defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled. Besides the general grounds, the motion alleges error in certain rulings on evidence, and in certain portions of the charge.

As to the general grounds, it may be stated that the evidence fully supports the material allegations of fact in the plaintiff’s…