Bystrom v. Rohlen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The application of E. W. Rohlen, O. A. Bystrom and several other persons for a reward of $200 for procuring the arrest and conviction of a person charged with horse stealing, was heard in the district court for Swift county before Qvale, J., who made findings and apportioned the amount among E. H. Rohlen and others. From that order C. A. Bystrom and four others appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
This is an appeal from an order made by the district court of Swift county apportioning between the parties hereto the reward given by *68statute for the arrest and conviction of a horse thief. Appellants contend that respondent is barred from participating in,thc reward by the fact that he was a constable and the night marshal of the village of Milan. Neither the theft nor the arrest took place within that village, and the arrest was made without a warrant. While a village constable as a peace officer may, under certain circumstances, make an arrest outside his village and without a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Burkee v. MatsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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