Turner v. Mellon

Plaintiff sued Tevis Mellon and Western Union Telegraph Company, Mellon’s employer, for false arrest and false imprisonment. A jury returned its verdict in favor of plaintiff as against both defendants. The motion of defendant Mellon for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied and that of defendant Western Union was granted. Plaintiff appeals from the ensuing judgment in favor of Western Union; Mellon has not appealed from the judgment against him. We have concluded that the judgment appealed from should be affirmed.

Although, as will hereinafter appear, the trial court should have…