Williams v. Zelzah Warehouse Co.

This action was brought by plaintiff against defendants for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The complaint contains two counts, the first count being for false imprisonment, and the second count being for malicious prosecution. The second count was dismissed by plaintiff, and a trial was had on the first count. Judgment was rendered in favor of defendants Zelzah Warehouse Company and Fred Cooper and against defendant G. A. Gray, for damages in the sum of $100, and from this judgment the said Gray has appealed.

On the twenty-seventh day of October, 1924, appellant was a police officer in the city of Los Angeles, and on that day between the hours of 7:30 o’clock A. M. and 9 o’clock A. M. he arrested respondent, without a warrant authorizing him so to do. After making said arrest appellant took respondent to the Van Nuys Police Station in said city, and had him imprisoned. He did nothing further until shortly before noon of the next day, when he went to the office of the district attorney and had a complaint filed charging respondent with a misdemeanor.

According to the evidence appellant was informed by defendant Cooper, who was the manager of the Zelzah Warehouse…