Ward v. Kentucky River Coal Corporation

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Bratcher

Affirming.

The appellant, Herbert Ward, has appealed from au order and judgment of the Perry circuit court sustaining demurrer and dismissing his petition against the Kentucky River Coal Corporation and others charging false imprisonment.

The appellant was arrested by one John Riddle, who was a deputy sheriff of Perry county, and carried a distance of five or six miles to the justice’s court of Kirby Cornett, where he was released. A, M. G-ross was sheriff of Perry county, and John Riddle was deputy sheriff. G-. Turner Howard was agent and acting for the Ken…