Dallas v. Garras

This action is for damages by plaintiff against defendant for false imprisonment. Plaintiff was imprisoned in the Arenac county jail for a period of about three weeks by virtue of a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum issued by the clerk of the Arenac circuit court at the institution of defendant.

The undisputed facts show that some time prior to September, 1940, defendant and appellant herein began an action in the circuit court for the county of Arenac against plaintiff and appellee to recover for merchandise shipped by appellant to appellee which was sold by appellee and paid for by him. While…