Wheeler v. Price

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Wheeler v. Price

41 A. 894, 21 R.I. 99, 1898 R.I. LEXIS 15

DecidedDecember 13, 1898

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Wheeler v. Price, 41 A. 894, 21 R.I. 99, 1898 R.I. LEXIS 15 (R.I. 1898).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

(1) This is an action of trespass for the abduction of the plaintiff’s daughter. The defendants demur to *100 the declaration, the ground of the demurrer being that the action should have been case and not trespass. Though the action might have been brought in case, trespass is also an appropriate remedy. 1 Chit. Pl. 16 Am. ed. 188; Chamberlain v. Hazelwood, 5 M. & W. 515; Ditcham v. Bond, 2 Mau. & Sel. 436; Hoover v. Heim, 1 Watts, Pa. 62.

Thomas H. Peabody, 'Nathan B. Leiois, and Warren W. Chase, for plaintiff. Albert B. Crafts, for defendants.

Demurrer overruled, and case remitted to Common' Pleas Division for further proceedings.

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Per Curiam.

(1) This is an action of trespass for the abduction of the plaintiff’s daughter. The defendants demur to *100 the declaration, the ground of the demurrer being that the action should have been case and not trespass. Though the action might have been brought in case, trespass is also an appropriate remedy. 1 Chit. Pl. 16 Am. ed. 188; Chamberlain v. Hazelwood, 5 M. & W. 515; Ditcham v. Bond, 2 Mau. & Sel. 436; Hoover v. Heim, 1 Watts, Pa. 62.

Thomas H. Peabody, 'Nathan B. Leiois, and Warren W. Chase, for plaintiff. Albert B. Crafts, for defendants.

Demurrer overruled, and case remitted to Common' Pleas Division for further proceedings.

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41 A. 894, 21 R.I. 99, 1898 R.I. LEXIS 15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wheeler-v-price-ri-1898.