Allen v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc.

This is an action to recover damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. It arose as follows:. In the month of July, 1924, a certain check purported to have been signed by Chas. Meeks was drawn on the Hartman & Thompson Bank of Portland, Oregon, for the sum of $10, payable to the order of R. Alleans. It was cashed by S. M. Barrigar. When the check reached the hank upon which it was drawn it was pronounced a forgery and the matter referred to the defendant, William J. Burns International Detective Agency, for investigation. The detective agency obtained from Barrigar a…