# Sheriffs Act 1887, Section 15: Liability for wrongful imprisonment.


A person unlawfully imprisoned by a sheriff or any of his officers shall have an action against such sheriff in like manner as against any other person that should imprison him without warrant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/50-51/55/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887/section-15
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