Section 51-7-1. Right of action for false arrest  


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  •    An arrest under process of law, without probable cause, when made maliciously, shall give a right of action to the party arrested.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2935; Code 1868, § 2942; Code 1873, § 2993; Code 1882, § 2993; Civil Code 1895, § 3854; Civil Code 1910, § 4450; Code 1933, § 105-1001.