The willful arrest, under civil process, of a person exempt by law from such arrest shall be deemed malicious until the contrary shall be proved.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2938; Code 1868, § 2945; Code 1873, § 2996; Code 1882, § 2996; Civil Code 1895, § 3857; Civil Code 1910, § 4453; Code 1933, § 105-1004.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Arrest, § 103 et seq.
10A Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, False Imprisonment, § 14.
ARTICLE 2 FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Law reviews.
- For annual survey on law of torts, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (2009).