Drumm v. Cessnum

This action was brought by James Cessnum against A. Drumm, A. J. Snider, and George T. Vance, to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution. Snider was not served with summons. The issues between the plaintiff and defendants served with summons were tried to a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for eight thousand dollars damages. The evidence showed that Cessnum was arrested by the sheriff of Wyandotte County under a warrant issued on a complaint, sworn to by Vance, charging him with having by false pretenses obtained money from the firm of Drumm & Snider. A…