Arnaud v. Langellotti
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Frank Eangellotti against Joseph J. An.an! for false arrest and imprisonment. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.-
The appellee brought action against the appellant for false arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and assault. He recovered judgment, and the defendant appeals.
[1] Plaintiff was arrested August 10, 1917, on complaint of the defendant, in which he was charged with having made threats of personal violence against him and with being insane. A witness, having told of his intimate acquaintance with the plaintiff in the year 1917, testified that during that period he was “of sound mind and he could never have thought of him as of unsound mind.” The witness was then…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Feld v. LoftisIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Rosen v. SteinNew York Supreme Court · 1889