Moyer v. Cordell

LUTTRELL, V.C;J.

This is an action for-damages, brought by the plaintiff, Ed Cordell, against the defendant Melvin Moyer, and others. The trial court overruled the demurrer of defendants to the evidence of plaintiff, denied their motions for directed verdict, and submitted the cause to the- jury, which returned a verdict for plaintiff. The defendant Melvin Moyer alone appeals.

Plaintiff was the operator of a beer tavern in the city of Gage, and the action arose out of the closing of the tavern by the city marshal of Gage, who was one of the defendants in the action, and the arrest of plaintiff…