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Prisons - From: 1800 To: 1849
This page lists 2 cases, and was prepared on 02 April 2018.
Yorke v Chapman (1839) 10 Ad & E 207
1839
Lord Denman CJ
Prisons, Torts - Other
The plaintiff was a prisoner committed to the Queen's Bench Prison for debt. He had been further confined by the marshal in terms of a rule of court in a strong room for disorderly behaviour. He had a statutory right to petition the court on the ground of abuse by the prison authorities and in respect of that complaint the court had power to award recompense and costs. However, he chose instead to bring an action of assault and false imprisonment against the marshal. The Attorney-General sought a rule absolute to stay the action on the ground, inter alia, that there was no charge of excess Held: The plaintiff's statutory remedy did not remove his right to bring an action for redress.
1 Citers
Cobbett v Grey [1849] 4 Ex 729
1849
Torts - Other, Prisons
A prisoner complained that he had been falsely imprisoned in a part of a prison in which he could not lawfully be confined.
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