FARISH v. SMOOT


58 So.2d 534 (1952)

FARISH v. SMOOT.

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paty, Warwick, & Paul and Farish, Farish, Downey & Anderson, all of West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Baynes, Garman & Phillips, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SEBRING, Chief Justice.

The defendant below has appealed from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff in a suit brought to recover damages for false imprisonment.

The admitted facts of the case are that the defendant was the municipal judge of the City of West Palm Beach. On August 12, 1949, the plaintiff was arrested by the City on a charge of violating a municipal ordinance. Trial on the charge was set for a later date and plaintiff was released from...

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