Nixon v. Reeves
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Moer, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action to recover from the defendant damages for the false imprisonment of the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff for $15. The defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
*160The record presents two questions for our decision: First. Does the complaint state a cause of action? Second. Has a captain of a military company organized pursuant to the Military Code of this state authority to punish summarily by imprisonment an enlisted man, when not in active service, for refusing to obey his orders?
1. The complaint is in these words: “Plaintiff alleges that on the 18th day of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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