LANGE v. BENEDICT


99 U.S. 68 (____)

LANGE v. BENEDICT.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.F. Tracy for the defendant in error, in support of the motion.

Mr. William H. Arnoux, contra.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

In Ex parte Lange (18 Wall. 163) we decided that the present plaintiff in error must be discharged from imprisonment, because the sentence under which he was held was not authorized by law. In the present case, the Court of Appeals of New York held that even though such was the law the defendant in error is not liable in damages for the false imprisonment, because...

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