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Bird v. Jones | 115 Eng. Rep. 688 (1845)
Detours prevent travelers from taking the exact route they want to go. Are such restrictions merely an inconvenient reality of life, or could they amount to false imprisonment? An English court navigated that question many years ago in the case of Bird versus Jones.
The Hammersmith Bridge Company turned part of the bridge’s public footpath into a temporary seating area so that paying spectators could watch a boat race on the Thames River. When Bird attempted to pass through the spectator area, Jones, the Bridge Company’s clerk, directed two policemen to prevent Bird from continuing in that direction. The policemen obstructed Bird from going forward through the spectator area. But they didn’t touch him and allowed him to stay where he stood or go any other way. Bird later sued Jones for false imprisonment.
The jury found for Bird, and Jones appealed to the King’s Bench.
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