Fort Smith & Van Buren District v. Kidd

Appellee sued the Fort Smith '& Van Burén District, hereinafter referred to as the district, and the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company, hereinafter referred to as the company, to recover damages for false arrest and imprisonment. He recovered judgment in the sum of $1 against both defendants, and both have appealed.

Appellee took passage in Fort Smith for Van Burén on one of the company’s cars, and paid the fare, which is collected before crossing the bridge over the Arkansas River connecting the two cities. A different collector collects the fare over the bridge, and it is the custom for…