Wallace v. Williams
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Niagara county. Action by George S. Wallace against Michael H. Williams and Sophia B. W. Williams. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCorlett, J.
In October, 1888, Andrew Bowman searched the plaintiff’s house and barn for stolen property. None was found, and this action was brought against the defendants, on whose application the warrant was issued. A trial was had in April, 1889, before a justice and jury, which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff of $200 damages. A motion for a new trial was made and denied, and the defendants appealed to this court from the judgment entered upon the verdict and the order. It appeared that Andrew Bowman was a constable, and that the defendants made application to a justice of the peace of the…
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