Madden v. Meehan

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

The appellant, Madden, as plaintiff, brought this suit against the appellee, Meehan, a policeman in the city of Louisville, to recover damages for an alleged false arrest. A demurrer was sustained to the petition as amended, and the plaintiff declining to plead further, ■the suit was dismissed, and he appeals.

The second amended petition, as we learn from the brief of counsel for appellant, states the cause of action relied on. It is averred in this pleading, in substance, that Meehan, in September, 1908, while acting in the capacity of a…