In what circumstances will a constable compel a person to attend a meeting at Union Hall?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from O'Brien v. Jensen; Ferguson v. Jensen, 1920 CanLII 147 (SK CA):
In Chinn v. Morris, 2 Car. & P. 361, Best, C.J., at p. 362, is reported as follows: I should think it an imprisonment if a constable told me that I must go to Union Hall, for I should think that if I refused he would compel me. I should think it amounts to a trespass.
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