Legal Opinion

Atwood v. Atwater

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 2, 1895No. 5647PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from the district court of Saliue county. Tried below before Morris, J. cited: Stewart v. Hawley, 21 Wend. [N. Y.], 552; Harman v. JBrotherson, 1 Denio [N. Y.], 537; Weaver v. Deuendorf, 3 Denio [N. Y.], 117; Horton v. Auchmoody, 7 Wend. [N. Y.], 200; Carter v. Dow, 16 Wis., 317; Wall v. Trumbull, 16 Mich., 228; Comstock v. Crawford, 3 Wall. [U. S.], 396; Long v. Burnett, 13 la., 28; 2 Freeman, Judgments, 524, 529; Brown v. Wood, 1 Bailey [S. Car.], 457; Butler v.…

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Error from the district court of Saliue county. Tried below before Morris, J. cited: Stewart v. Hawley, 21 Wend. [N. Y.], 552; Harman v. JBrotherson, 1 Denio [N. Y.], 537; Weaver v. Deuendorf, 3 Denio [N. Y.], 117; Horton v. Auchmoody, 7 Wend. [N. Y.], 200; Carter v. Dow, 16 Wis., 317; Wall v. Trumbull, 16 Mich., 228; Comstock v. Crawford, 3 Wall. [U. S.], 396; Long v. Burnett, 13 la., 28; 2 Freeman, Judgments, 524, 529; Brown v. Wood, 1 Bailey [S. Car.], 457; Butler v. Potter, 17 Johns. [N. Y.], 145; Busteed v. Parsons, 54 Ala., 393; Maries v. Townsend, 97 N. Y., 590; Bamberger v. Kahn, 43…

1Opinion of the CourtNorvau, C. J.

This was an action by Jesse Atwood against Jared T. Atwater and W. T. Buchanan for false imprisonment. From a verdict and judgment in favor of both the defendants the plaintiff brings error.

The petition charges, substantially, that the plaintiff was, on the 1st day of August, 1889, assaulted by the defendants and then imprisoned by them in the city jail of the city of Crete, which was in a filthy and indecent condition, for the period of thirty-six hours next following without any just or reasonable cause therefor; that in consequence of such imprisonment plaintiff was prevented from…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Case v. CollinsNew York Supreme Court · 1837
  2. Marks v. . TownsendNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Wall v. TrumbullMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
  4. Tompkins v. SandsNew York Supreme Court · 1832
  5. Chandler v. NashMichigan Supreme Court · 1858

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  1. Koepf v. County of YorkNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Diers v. MallonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Jeffres v. Countryside Homes of Lincoln, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Olmsted v. EdsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Kelsey v. KlabundeNebraska Supreme Court · 1898

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