Cave v. Cooley

BICKLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff (appellant) sued defendant (appellee) to recover damages on each of three causes of action. 1. False arrest. 2 and 3, damages for malicious prosecution.

The verdict of the jury was in favor of the defendant on each of the causes of action and judgment in favor of defendant followed, whereupon plaintiff appealed.

While plaintiff was driving a truck on a public highway he was arrested by the defendant, a state policeman, near the scene ■of an accident which had occurred at the mouth of a lane leading off the main traveled portion of the highway at which point the…