Winans v. Congress Hotel Co.

In this case the plaintiff, who is appellee here, sued the defendant in an action on the ease. She filed a declaration of five counts; in two of these she alleged damages by reason of a false arrest and imprisonment, and in three counts damages by reason of the malicious prosecution of a criminal action. The. defendant filed a plea of the general issue, and certain special pleas which were afterwards withdrawn under a stipulation which provided that the defendant might under the general issue offer any defense that might have been pleaded under any special plea filed. The cause was tried by a…