Erickson v. Anderson

On December 10, 1924, John Bernard Erickson, a minor, through his guardian ad litem, commenced action against Ben Anderson personally and as chief of police of Wolf Point and the surety on his official bond, the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of the illegal arrest and false imprisonment of said minor by Anderson. The defendants by demurrer, by motion for nonsuit and motion for directed verdict, challenged the sufficiency of the complaint, but in each instance the ruling of the trial court was adverse to their contention. On the…