HARRIS V. AVERY
5 Kan. 146 (1869)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an action in damages for slander and false imprisonment and
an appeal from the denial of a demurrer.
FACTS: Avery (P) claimed that Harris (D) stated in front of several persons that P had
stolen a horse, that D took the horse from P, arrested P, and confined him in the county
jail with felons for four or five days. P sued D for false imprisonment and slander. D
demurred; several causes of action were improperly joined. The court ruled that the facts
constituted a single transaction. P appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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