Bates v. Kitchel
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Branch; Yaple, J. Case by Charles Bates against Horace Kitchel for false imprisonment. A judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This is an action for false imprisonment based upon an alleged unlawful commitment of the plaintiff for refusing to enter into a recognizance to appear and testify upon the appeal of a criminal cause triable before a justice of the peace. Defendant in this case, who was the respondent in the criminal cause, after his conviction and on July 22, 1908, filed the required recognizance with *403the justice and appealed the cause to the circuit court. After taking his appeal, and on the same day, defendant filed his petition with the circuit court commissioner, setting forth, among other things:
“That…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Comfort v. KittleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- LaRoe v. RoeserMichigan Supreme Court · 1860
- Guenther v. WhiteacreMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
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