Low v. Evans

Low sued Evans for false imprisonment, and averred that, without lawful authority, he seized the plaintiff; *487took from him $15, his tobacco, penknife and handkerchief, and caused him to be confined in jail twelve hours.

Defendant answered in two paragraphs; each setting up that as to all of said trespasses, except imprisoning the plaintiff for five hours in the county jail, he denied; and as to said arrest and imprisonment, that he was, at the time, acting as city marshal, &c., and as such, on view, arrested the plaintiff for violating city ordinances.

- The first paragraph of the answer sets up…