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ELIAS AND OTHERS
V.
PASMORE AND OTHERS.

(1934) JELR 63317 (KB)

King's Bench 23 Jan 1934 Nigeria
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- Plaintiffs, tenants at 35 Great Russell Street, sued for damages for trespass and return of documents removed by police during the arrest of Hannington under warrant; the police were represented by defendants including Pasmore and Kitchen

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Judges:HORRIDGE.J
Counsel:Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps K.C., Pritt K.C. and G. R. Mitchison for the plaintiffs. Sir Thomas Inskip A.-G.,Wilfrid Lewis and Geoffrey Rosefor the defendants Solicitor for plaintiffs: W. H. Thompson. Solicitor for defendants: Treasury Solicitor.
Other Citations:[1934] 2 K.B. 164, 3PLR/1933/5 (KB).

HORRIDGE J. reading the judgment:-

The plaintiffs’ claim in this case is for damages for trespass on certain premises situate at 35, Great Russell Street, in the County of London, which were occupied by the National Unemployed Workers movement, and of which premises the plaintiffs Elias, Llewellyn and James were tenants, and for the return of certain documents, and 10l. damages for their detention. It was not contended before me that the plaintiffs were not the proper persons to bring the action. As regards the defendant Baron Trenchard, the Attorney-General did not wish in this case to raise the point that he was not responsible for anything done by the defendants Pasmore and Kitchener, and no case was pressed as against the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

On November 1, 1932, the defendants Pasmore and Kitchener, under the authority of a warrant for the arrest of Hannington, entered upon the said premises, and in addition to arresting Hannington, seized a number of docu…

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