Case Name: Oscar M. Crandall vs. William B. Gavitt
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1898-01-18
Citations: 20 R.I. 366
Docket Number: 
Parties: Oscar M. Crandall vs. William B. Gavitt.
Judges: Present : Matteson, C. J., Stiness and Tillingliast, JJ.
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports
Volume: 20
Pages: 366–367

Head Matter:
Oscar M. Crandall vs. William B. Gavitt.
PROVIDENCE
JANUARY 18, 1898.
Present : Matteson, C. J., Stiness and Tillingliast, JJ.
One who has.neglected his right to claim exemption from arrest in some way in connection with the suit in which the arrest is made, cannot be heard to complain of the arrest in a subsequent proceeding by him relating to such arrest.
Action on the Case for false arrest.
Heard on demurrer to the declaration.
Jacob W. Matheivson, for plaintiff.
Albert B. Crafts, for defendant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We think the demurrer should be sustained. The declaration shows that the arrest complained of was made upon process which was regular upon its face, and which commanded the officer to arrest the defendant in the former suit (who is the plaintiff in this), and the declaration does not allege that any privilege or exemption from arrest was claimed by the plaintiff, either at the time of the arrest or afterwards, by way of plea in abatement or otherwise, or even that the defendant knew or was informed that he was a qualified voter. If he neglected to claim his exemption from arrest in some way in connection with the former suit, as it was clearly his privilege to do, he waived his right thereto, and cannot now be heard to complain of the arrest.
Demurrer sustained, and case remitted to the Common Pleas Division for further proceedings.