Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co. v. Boyce
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Action by Boyce against The Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company and two others, to recover damages for false imprisonment. Trial at the April Term, 1884, and judgment for plaintiff for $1,000, with interest and costs. The defendant Company and its agent Balter bring the case to this court. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
*3531 corporations • tyfexempia! iy damages. *351This is a proceeding to reverse a judgment rendered in an action for false imprisonment, brought by Jacob F. Boyce against the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, C. S. Baker, and J. W. Hughes. Hughes was dismissed from the action, and the judgment went only against the plaintiffs in error. The facts upon which the case was disposed of are substantially these: The Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, a corporation organized for the manufacture and sale of sewing machines, was engaged in…
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