Westbrook v. Hutchison

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. R. D. Ride, Acting Associate Justice.

This is an action for false imprisonment, the occurrence complained of having taken place on July 5, 1937, and the action was commenced on August 7, 1937, in the Court of Common Pleas for York County. The case first came on for trial before Judge Gaston and a jury on May 6, 1938, and resulted in a directed verdict in favor of defendants as to punitive damages; but a mistrial was ordered as to actual damages. An appeal was taken by the plaintiff as to punitive damages, but was afterwards abandoned, thus…