Shorr

The defendants Roach and Gran-ville appeal from a judgment against them in the court below for.damages in an action for false imprisonment. They were, respectively, president of the board of trustees and city marshal of the, city of Azusa. On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1912, the plaintiff was the holder of a license, regularly issued, entitling him to engage in the business of peddling' novelties within said city for a period of one month, from October 15th to November 15th of that year. On said twenty-fifth day of October a special meeting of the board of trustees of said city was duly called and regularly held, at which all members of the board were present, as was also the respondent, the holder of said license. At said meeting, after a hearing upon the question whether or not said license should be revoked, it was moved, seconded, and carried by unanimous vote of all the trustees that the same be revoked. Thereupon the respondent returned to the streets and resumed his business of peddling novelties; whereupon he was arrested by appellant Granville, pursuant to instructions from appellant Roach. He was imprisoned in the city jail overnight, after which he was either…