· 7/27/1983
Lynch v. JOHNSTON
Citations
- 76 Pa. Commw. 8
- 463 A.2d 87
- 1983 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 1805
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[I]t goes without saying that state police are authorized to make arrests.”
- “For an action of false arrest to succeed, it must appear that the process used for the arrest was void on its face or that the issuing tribunal was without jurisdiction; it is not enough that the charges were unjustified.”
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Judges: Craig, MacPhail, Rogers
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