W. T. Grant Co. v. Owens

This is a suit brought by Mrs. Frances L. Owens against W. T. Grant Company, a corporation, to recover damages for tort. The declaration embraces two causes of action, alleged in separate counts. The first count is an action for insulting words under section 5781 of the Code, and the second constitutes an action for false imprisonment. The defendant in the court below filed a demurrer in writing and two special pleas, but the court overruled the demurrer, and, upon the trial of the case on the merits, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff “on both counts” and assessed the damages at…