Schnaufer v. Price

WILLIAMS, Justice.

In this action based upon false arrest and imprisonment, appellant, G. A. Schnau-fer, plaintiff below, sought damages, actual and exemplary, of Earl Price, Sheriff of Smith County, Standard Accident Insurance Company, surety on his official bond, Peoples National Bank of Tyler, Sam Greer, First National Bank of Henderson, and E. F. Crim, jointly and severally. At the conclusion of the evidence offered by" plaintiff, the court • instructed the jury to return a verdict in favor of Greer, Crim, and the two banks. Trial proceeded as to the other defendants and resulted in a $100…