Rourke v. Roche

Plaintiff was arrested by defendant, a member of the police force of Detroit, without a warrant, as he was leaving the baseball grounds at the close of a game; he was taken to the police station and detained until released on bond; upon a hearing he was promptly discharged and brings this action for #false imprisonment. Defendant gave notice of justification, alleging that he arrested plaintiff for violating Act No. 355, Pub. Acts 1917 (Comp. Laws Supp; 1922, § 7780), in his presence by jostling and roughly crowding people unnecessarily. He pleaded no other justification. Upon the trial both…