MAGHAN v. JEROME

No. 6704.

88 F.2d 1001 (1937)

MAGHAN et al. v. JEROME.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 18, 1937.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian I. Richards, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Theodore A. Brown, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, C. J., and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, and GRONER, JJ.


GRONER, J.

Plaintiff (below) was waitress in a boarding house in Washington City. Her employer had left a pocketbook containing money in a drawer in the dining room and a little later discovered that it had been stolen. She notified the police, and the two officers who are appellants here were sent to make an investigation. Prior to their arrival the pocketbook was found in a closet but the money was gone. Certain behavior of plaintiff aroused suspicion, and the officers...

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