The defendant wrongfully enclosed a part of the public footway on Hammersmith Bridge, put seats in it for the use of spectators of a regatta on the river and charged for admission to the enclosure. The plaintiff insisted on passing along this part of the foot path and climbed over the fence of the enclosure without paying the charge. The defendant refused to let him go forward, but he was told that he might go back into the carriage way and cross the other side of the bridge if he wished. If the plaintiff declined to do so and remained in the enclosure for half and hour, then the:

A. Plaintiff was entitled to damages

B. Plaintiff committed civil trespass

C. Defendant committed false imprisonment

D. Defendant did not commit false imprisonment

Answer: Option D