Thorpe v. Wray
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions. Damages. False Imprisonment. Non-suit. Verdict. New Trial. Evidence. Witness. Before Judge Hardin. City Court of Savannah. May Term, 1881. Maud Wray brought an action of trespass against Mary Thorpe, alleging that the latter did “unlawfully, without lawful warrant or authority, and in bad faith, imprison and detain your petitioner, falsely pretending that your petitioner was guilty of the crime of perjury,” causing damage, etc.
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Actions. Damages. False Imprisonment. Non-suit. Verdict. New Trial. Evidence. Witness. Before Judge Hardin. City Court of Savannah. May Term, 1881. Maud Wray brought an action of trespass against Mary Thorpe, alleging that the latter did “unlawfully, without lawful warrant or authority, and in bad faith, imprison and detain your petitioner, falsely pretending that your petitioner was guilty of the crime of perjury,” causing damage, etc. The defendant pleaded the general issue and justification. On the trial, the evidence for the plaintiff was, in brief,as follows: The plaintiff boarded in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
This was an action of trespass for false imprisonment, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, in which a recovery was had in favor of the plaintiff below in the sum of seven hundred and fifty-five dollars. A motion was made for a new trial, which was refused, and that judgment is the error assigned.
It appears from the evidence, that Maud Wray sued out a warrant against Mary Thorpe “ to compel her to give bond to keep the peace.” That immediately after her arrest on said warrant, Mary Thorpe sued out a warrant against Maud Wray charging her with…
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