An action for Tls. 5,000 damages arising out of arrest of the plaintiff on the day of his marriage was the subject of preliminary proceedings in H. M. Supreme Court or Thursday before Sir Skinner Turner, Chief Judge, plaintiff being Mr.. G. Osborn and defendant Mr. F. X. Lopes.
Plaintiff's claim read: That the defendant maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause did make a false affidavit on an application under Rule 175 of and caused and procured an order to be made by this Court on February 94 whereby it was ordered that the defendant therein should be required to give bail or security immediately, or unti] such was forthcoming that he should be arrested and imprisoned as _therein mentioned, and maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause procured the defendant therein, or the plaintiff in this case, to be arrested and detained in custody.""
Mr. K. E. Newman—appeared for plaintiff and Mr. M. Reader Harris for defendant.
Pleadings. were ordered.
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