Jacques v. Childs Dining Hall Co.

This is an action of tort for alleged false imprisonment. The defendant at the close of the evidence moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied and the jury having found for the plaintiff the case is before us on exceptions to the ruling. The law is well settled that “Any general restraint is sufficient to constitute an imprisonment; and though this be effected without actual contact of the person, it will be presumptively actionable,” and “Any demonstration of physical power which, to all appearances, can be avoided only by submission, operates as effectually to constitute an…