Berry v. Bass

These are two cases, consolidated for trial, in which Mrs. Louis Berry and one Laussard Dupuy seek to recover damages in solido from John Bass and one John Fletcher, respectively mayor and town marshal of the town of Lake Arthur. From a judgment in favor of Dupuy against both defendants for $5 for false arrest (i. e., without a warrant), and another in favor of Mrs. Berry against Bass, alone, for $20 for false imprisonment. Both plaintiffs have appealed, seeking to have said judgments-increased, and both defendants have answered said appeal, praying that both judgments be reversed in toto.

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