Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Palange
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided September 20, 1979No. 77-297-AppealPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This is a civil action that was originally brought by five individuals who joined as plaintiffs to recover damages from the defendant, Lieutenant Alfred S. Palange of the South Kingstown Police Department, for alleged false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The case was tried before a jury in the Superior Court and resulted in a verdict for the defendant. After entry of judgment, the plaintiffs appealed.
In mid-afternoon on July 24, 1975, the five plaintiffs were congregated on a sidewalk in front of the Parrot North in South Kingstown where, according to their testimony, they were “just…
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