False imprisonment is the unlawful detention of the person of another, for any length of time, whereby such person is deprived of his personal liberty.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2932; Code 1868, § 2939; Code 1873, § 2990; Code 1882, § 2990; Civil Code 1895, § 3851; Civil Code 1910, § 4447; Code 1933, § 105-901.
Cross references.
Criminal penalties for false imprisonment, §§ 16-5-41 , 16-5-42 .
Law reviews.
For article surveying torts law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).