Murphy v. Walters

Campbell, J:

Walters sued Murphy for a wrongful arrest on void process, and obtained a judgment below, which is removed into this court by writ of error. The errors assigned arise upon the rulings on trial.

Murphy complained before a magistrate that Walters had procured one Snyder to vote for a moderator at a school district meeting, the latter not being a voter and Walters knowing that fact. Upon Murphy’s affidavit and complaint a criminal warrant issued setting forth the same form of' charge contained in the complaint, on which Walters was arrested, examined, and finally discharged. The…