Mexican Central Railway Co. v. Gehr
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for malicious prosecution with counts in trespass for false imprisonment. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
• This was an action on the case, brought by appellee against appellant.
The declaration consisted of four counts, all for the same alleged cause of action—an arrest and imprisonment in the city of Mexico. The first and second counts allege a malicious prosecution, the third and fourth a false imprisonment. The defendant filed the general issue and two special pleas.
The special pleas set up that the laws of Mexico provided for the institution of criminal proceedings by two methods, to wit, ex ojficio, by the public officers, and by complaint; and that the proceedings which resulted in the…
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