Case Name: WILLIAM C. HOPKINS v. MILACA STATE BANK and Another
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 1913-02-07
Citations: 120 Minn. 533
Docket Number: Nos. 17,941—(186)
Parties: WILLIAM C. HOPKINS v. MILACA STATE BANK and Another.
Judges: 
Reporter: Minnesota Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 533–534

Head Matter:
WILLIAM C. HOPKINS v. MILACA STATE BANK and Another.
February 7, 1913.
Nos. 17,941—(186).
Case followed.
Action in the district court for Mille Lacs county to recover $5,000 for false imprisonment. The pleadings are substantially the same as in the case of Peake v. Milaca State Bank, supra, page 455, 139 N. W. 813. The case was tried before Taylor, J., who denied defendants’ motion to direct a verdict in their favor, and a jury which returned a verdict for $300. From an order denying defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, they appealed.
Affirmed.
McDonald, Bernhagen & Patterson, for appellant.
Charles L. Lewis, J. H. Whiteley and E. L. McMillan, for respondent.
Reported in 139 N. W. 814.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The only material difference between this case and that of Peake v. Milaca State Bank, supra, page 455, 139 N. W. 813, is that the sheriff actually served the defective warrant on the plaintiff, Hopkins, took him into custody, and brought him before Justice of the Peace Dickey at Princeton, before whom the warrant was made returnable. The justice, however, refused to hear the matter and disclaimed jurisdiction. It is clear that here was a termination of the prosecution, without any opportunity for plaintiff to vindicate himself.
Order affirmed.