Martin v. Castner-Knott Dry Goods Co.

H1CKERSON, J.

(Plaintiffs, Mrs. Alex Martin and Anne Thomas Ryan, brought these suits against de fendant, Castner-Knott Dry Goods Company, to recover damages for false arrest. They alleged that they were illegally arrested by defendant on a false charge of stealing a skirt. Two trials have been held in the Circuit Court. On the first trial the court directed a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs appealed in error to this Court where the judgment of the trial court was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial. In denying a petition for certiorari the Supreme Court wrote a memorandum…