Bell v. Morse
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Johnson District Court. Action for malicious prosecution. Judgment for plaintiff, Morse, at the January term, 1889, for $400. The defendant, Bell, brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This was an action for malicious prosecution, brought by Charles Morse against Simeon B. Bell. Morse was a young man employed by Bell upon his farm, and after Morse had left his employment he found some of his harnesses missing; and, suspecting that Morse had taken them, he took the advice of attorneys, and then made an affidavit charging Morse with the larceny of the property, and stating that he suspected it was concealed on the premises of "Wilber Morse, who was the father of Charles. Upon this affidavit a search-warrant was issued and…
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