FERRELL v. LIVINGSTON

Gen. No. 45,229.

344 Ill. App. 488 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 599

Modest Ferrell, Appellee, v. Leonard J. Livingston, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 13, 1951.

Released for publication November 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ELLIS & WESTBROOKS, CLAUDE W.B. HOLMAN, EDWARD M. BYRD, and WILLIAM P. RHETTA, JR., all of Chicago, for appellant; RICHARD E. WESTBROOKS, of Chicago, of counsel.

ALEX M. GOLMAN, and DAVID F. SILVERZWEIG, both of Chicago, for appellee; DAVID F. SILVERZWEIG, of Chicago, of counsel.


MR. JUSTICE FEINBERG delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought this action for false arrest and imprisonment and malicious prosecution. After issues joined, a trial with a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for $15,000 in favor of plaintiff, from which judgment defendant appeals.

Many errors are assigned by defendant for reversal of the judgment. We shall discuss only those we deem important in the consideration of this appeal.

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