Case Name: James F. Davern, Respondent, v. Matthew Breen et al., Defendants, and Walter Drew, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1915-03-26
Citations: 214 N.Y. 681
Docket Number: 
Parties: James F. Davern, Respondent, v. Matthew Breen et al., Defendants, and Walter Drew, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 214
Pages: 681–681

Head Matter:
James F. Davern, Respondent, v. Matthew Breen et al., Defendants, and Walter Drew, Appellant.
(Argued March 10, 1915;
decided March 26, 1915.)
Davern v. Drew, 158 App. Div. 844, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 8, 1913, modifying, and affirming as modified, a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for the plaintiff’s wrongful and unlawful arrest at the instigation of the defendant Drew, by police officers purporting to act under the authority of a warrant from the governor of New York state, calling for the arrest of the plaintiff’s brother, and for his improper arraignment before and commitment by a city magistrate.
Paul Kieffer for appellant.
Sumner B. Stiles and P. Henry Delehanty for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Willard Bartlett, Ch. J., Hiscock, Chase, Cuddeback, Hogan and Seabury, JJ. Not sitting: Miller, J.