Legal Opinion
Standard Surety C. Co. of N. Y. v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1947No. 31445PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
James T. Johnson sued Standard Surety and Casualty Company of New York, the surety on the official bond of A. B. Foster as the sheriff of Fulton County. The action is in two counts, one for an illegal arrest and the other for false imprisonment, each claiming damages in the sum of $5000. It was alleged that about midnight on July 29, 1945, two lawful deputies of Sheriff Foster went to the home of the plaintiff and unlawfully and illegally arrested him; that he had not committed any act for which any lawful warrant had issued, and had committed no crime in the presence of said officers, and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kelly v. Strouse & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Piedmont Hotel Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Atlantic Greyhound Corp. v. AustinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
- Franklin v. AmersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. EmbryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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- Fidelity-Phenix Insurance v. MauldinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Jackson v. NortonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Charles S. McWilliams v. Interstate Bakeries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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