Turner v. Mellon

41 Cal.2d 45 (1953)

ALBERT TURNER, Appellant,

v.

TEVIS MELLON et al., Defendants; WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent.

S. F. No. 18755.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 15, 1953.

William J. Connolly for Appellant.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, John A. Sutro, Francis N. Marshall and Harry C. Scott for Respondent.

SCHAUER, J.

Plaintiff sued Tevis Mellon and Western Union Telegraph Company, Mellon's employer, for false arrest and false imprisonment. A jury returned its verdict in favor of plaintiff as against both defendants. The motion of defendant Mellon for judgment…