SWETNAM v. F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY

No. 6168.

83 Ariz. 189 (1957)

318 P.2d 364

Mary SWETNAM and W.L. Swetnam, her husband, Appellants, v. F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, a corporation, and John Kerr, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

November 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Johnson and Neal T. Roberts, Phoenix, for appellants.

Kramer, Roche & Perry and F. Haze Burch, Phoenix, for appellees.


JOHNSON, Justice.

Plaintiff Mary Swetnam and her husband sued defendants F.W. Woolworth Company and John Kerr for damages for false arrest and imprisonment. The case went to trial before a jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiffs' case, upon motion of the defendants, the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendants and entered judgment accordingly. Plaintiffs now bring this appeal from such judgment.

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