· 11/1/1897
City of Chicago v. Adcock
Citations
- 168 Ill. 221
- 48 N.E. 155
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- a private citizen may not seize, bind, and forcibly confine a person she discovers committing a misdemeanor, if the person at once discontinues the misdemeanor and attempts flight
- mental suffering is element of damages in assault and false imprisonment action
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Judges: Craig
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