McDonald v. Henderson

We have carefully considered the various propositions presented by appellant, and, having reached the conclusion that no grounds for reversal are shown, dispose of these propositions by a general statement of our conclusions.

The petition, in our opinion, presented a good cause of action for aggravated assault (articles 1008 and 1022, Penal Code) and false imprisonment (Penal Code, art. 1039; 11 R. C. L. p. 793, § 5; 25 C. J. pp. 452-455). The allegations of detention of the plaintiff, at the point of a gun, until the arrival of officers, for whom defendant sent, certainly made a case of false…