City of Moorhead v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The common council of the city of Moorhead having allowed and caused to be paid a bill incurred by defendant while acting as chief of police of said city for attorney’s fees and disbursements in defending an action for false arrest and imprisonment, an appeal was taken by plaintiff city to the district court for Clay county. Thereupon defendant filed a complaint setting up the facts and praying that the appeal be dismissed.
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The common council of the city of Moorhead having allowed and caused to be paid a bill incurred by defendant while acting as chief of police of said city for attorney’s fees and disbursements in defending an action for false arrest and imprisonment, an appeal was taken by plaintiff city to the district court for Clay county. Thereupon defendant filed a complaint setting up the facts and praying that the appeal be dismissed. From an order, Baxter, J., sustaining a demurrer to this complaint, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Plaintiff city is a municipal corporation, and defendant was the duly appointed, qualified, and, acting chief of police for 1901 and 1902. February 20, 1902, defendant effected the arrest of one Allen Blood for a violation of a city ordinance. The following April 11 Blood commenced an action in the United States court against defendant to recover damages for false arrest and imprisonment. The cause was tried at the June, 1902, term of the United States District Court at Fargo, North Dakota, and defendant employed certain attorneys to represent and defend him at such trial. The city attorney…
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