Ala. Code § 6-5-170 : CIVIL PRACTICE — ACTIONS — FALSE IMPRISONMENT —5-170 - Definition

False imprisonment consists in the unlawful detention of the person of another for any length of time whereby he is deprived of his personal liberty.

Ala. Code § 6-5-170 (1975)

Code 1907, §4238; Code 1923, §7967; Code 1940, T. 7, §962.