Wice v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for false imprisonment. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Jüstice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant brought suit against appellee for an alleged false arrest. The general issue, and also a special plea of justification, and certain replications thereto, were filed, and a demurrer ore terms to the replications was sustained. Appellant elected to stand by his replications and thereupon judgment was given for appellee, and this appeal has followed.
The special plea of justification set up that the appellant got- off a certain car while the same was in motion, without having first obtained from the person or persons in…
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