Caldwell v. Standard Oil Co.

The suit is for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.

The evidence tends to show that a filling station belonging to appellee had been robbed, and money had been taken from the cash register. There were in the station at the time the manager of it, Mr. Jones, and a negro helper, Frank McNeal. Plaintiff was arrested by officers at the suggestion of Jones and McNeal, and carried to the filling station of defendant, and the evidence tends to show that Jones, while on his job, and because he was otherwise engaged, directed McNeal to swear out a warrant for his arrest. Plaintiff was kept in…