Kossouf v. Knarr

Citations

• 206 Pa. 146
• 55 A. 854
• 1903 Pa. LEXIS 664

Syllabus

<p>Malicious prosecution — Arrest without information — Boroughs.</p> <p>Where a burgess of his own motion and without complaint on oath or affirmation and not on view, issues a warrant for another person for violating a borough ordinance, and such person is arrested and imprisoned, the burgess is liable in nominal damages at least for false imprisonment.</p>