Misselhorn v. Doyle

In 1989, the plaintiffs, Dillard and Agnes Misselhorn, were arrested, charged, and convicted for simulating legal process. The convictions were reversed on appeal. (See People v. Misselhorn (1990), 207 Ill. App. 3d 1123, 604 N.E.2d 588 (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23 (134 Ill. 2d R. 23)); People v. Misselhorn (1991), 212 Ill. App. 3d 1114, 614 N.E.2d 915 (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23).) On August 2, 1991, the plaintiffs filed this suit against 17 defendants claiming that the defendants had maliciously prosecuted them in the earlier action. In their…