Genovese v. Harlingen Piggly Wiggly

This suit was instituted by appellant against appellees Piggly Wiggly, H. E. Butts, and H. E. Kelly for false imprisonment for $10,000. The cause was tried before a jury, and a verdict was returned in favor of appellees under instructions of the court.

Appellant swore that he went to Piggly Wiggly store in Harlingen, Tex., on November 3, 1928, and bought $3.04 worth of goods, for which he gave a cheek on the First National Bank of Harlingen. Several weeks aft-erwards he was arrested on a charge of fraud In giving the check, which he learned had been returned by the First National Bank of…