Johnson v. Huhner

In his complaint in this action plaintiff alleged that defendant had maliciously and without probable cause filed an information in the County Court of Cass County, charging him with being an insane person; that plaintiff was arrested and taken into custody; that thereafter plaintiff was discharged from custody as a sane person and that by reason of the acts of the defendant, plaintiff had been damaged in the sum of $5,000.00. He demanded judgment for both actual and exemplary damages.

The defendant answered denying generally the allegations of the complaint and alleging that the information…