[371]. The court decided that the answer was good.
[372]. In accordance with the opinion of the majority of the court see Clarke v. Postan, 6 Car. & P. 423; Stapp v. Partlow, Dudley, (Ga.) 176; Feazle v. Simpson, 2 Ill. 30 (semble); Holmes v. Johnson, Busbee, 44; Britton v. Granger, 13 Ohio Cir. Ct. Rep. 281, 291.
In accordance with the opinion of the minority see Gregory v. Derby, 8 Car. & P. 749, 750 (semble); Cooper v. Armour, 42 Fed. 215, 217; Sheppard v. Furniss, 19 Ala. 760 (semble); Davis v. Sanders, 133 Ala. 275, 278 (semble); Newfield v. Copperman, 15 Abb. Pr. N. S. 360 (semble); Lawyer v. Loomis, 3 Th. & C. 393, 395; Mitchell v. Donanski, 28 R. I. 94; O’Driscoll v. McBurney, 2 N. & McC. 54 (semble); Heyward v. Cuthbert, 4 McC. 354 (semble).
Compare Swift v. Witchard, 103 Ga. 193.
Arrest without warrant, not followed by prosecution, see Auerbach v. Freeman, 43 App. D. C. 176; McDonald v. National Art Co., 69 Misc. 325.
Search warrant issued but no arrest or seizure of property, see Gulsby v. Louisville R. Co., 167 Ala. 122; Hardin v. Hight, 106 Ark. 190; Chicago R. Co. v. Holliday, 30 Okl. 680; Olson v. Haggerty, 69 Wash. 48.
Application for a warrant, none issued, see Schneider v. Schlang, 159 App. Div. 385. But see Kashare v. Robbins, 135 N. Y. Supp. 1041.
Some jurisdictions, however, require legal process of at least prima facie validity. See Strain v. Irwin, 195 Ala. 414; Smith v. Brown, 119 Md. 236; Tiede v. Fuhr, 264 Mo. 622; Segusky v. Williams, 89 S. C. 414.
Cf. Grissom v. Lawler, 10 Ala. App. 540 (plaintiff gave bond after complaint, so no process issued).
[373]. Pippet v. Hearn, 5 B. & Al. 634; Rutherford v. Dyer, 146 Ala. 665; Peterson v. Hoyt, 4 Alaska, 713; Harrington v. Tibbet, 143 Cal. 78; Streight v. Bell, 37 Ind. 550; Shaul v. Brown, 28 Ia. 37; Bell v. Keepers, 37 Kan. 64; Potter v. Gjertsen, 37 Minn. 386; Stocking v. Howard, 73 Mo. 25; Hackler v. Miller, 79 Neb. 209; Dennis v. Ryan, 65 N. Y. 385; Kline v. Shuler, 8 Ired. 484; Chicago R. Co. v. Holliday, 30 Okl. 680; Ward v. Sutor, 70 Tex. 343; Strehlow v. Pettit, 96 Wis. 22; McIntosh v. Wales, 21 Wyo. 397 Accord.