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ARNOLD v. STATE

No. 4-9674.

245 S.W.2d 818 (1952)

ARNOLD et al. v. STATE ex rel. BURTON

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 11, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelby C. Ferguson, Ash Flat, Chas. F. Cole, Batesville, for appellants.

Northcutt & Northcutt, Salem, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a suit for false imprisonment brought by the appellee, L. V. Burton, against Naldo Arnold, a former sheriff of Sharp County, and the surety on his official bond. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict for $1,500 compensatory damages and $100 punitive damages.

Burton proved by several witnesses that on the evening of November 5, 1949, he was sitting in a cafe in the city of...

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