Madden v. Meehan

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

This action was brought by the appellant against the appellee, Pat Meehan, a policeman of the city of Louisville, and the sureties in his official bond, to recover damages for his alleged false arrest at the hands of the officer; it being averred in the petition that the arrest was maliciously made, without probable cause and without a warrant, for an alleged misdemeanor, to-wit: Keeping a disorderly house; which was not committed in the officer’s presence and of which appellant was not guilty. On the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of…