Legal Opinion

Holder v. St. Louis & San Franciso Railroad

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 4, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Eon. E. G. lliley, Judge. (1) The offense was committed in Godair township and in Little Prairie township, and an information was properly filed in Little Prairie township before Squire Burrus.

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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Eon. E. G. lliley, Judge. (1) The offense was committed in Godair township and in Little Prairie township, and an information was properly filed in Little Prairie township before Squire Burrus. State v. Anderson, 191 Mo. 134; E. S. 1909, sec. 4967. (2) The information was filed before Esquire Burrus, justice of ■ the peace of Little Praire township in Pemiscot county, and charged plaintiff with having committed an offense in that township; and this offense was cognizable before Esquire Burrus, who had full jurisdiction of the case, and the plaintiff on…

1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.

This is a suit for damages accrued to plaintiff on account of an alleged false arrest and imprisonment instigated by defendant. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.

It appears plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s train en route from Oran, Missouri, to Burdette, Arkansas, and during the transit was arrested and taken into custody by one, Roberson, city marshal of Portageville in New Madrid county, at the request of defendant’s conductor, while the train was passing through Pemiscot county. After his .arrest, plaintiff was conveyed by the marshal on the train to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  2. Lingo v. BurfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  3. Pandjiris v. HartmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  4. Friedeborn v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
  5. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Collins v. OwensCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  2. State v. LicariSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
  3. Robberson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  4. State v. ShimmanOhio Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Boyle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1960

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