Legal Opinion
Walker v. Jensen
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 1949No. Civ. 7683PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment of $500 and a similar amount as punitive damages, which was rendered against him in a suit for malicious prosecution. After consultation with his own lawyer and the district attorney of Humboldt County, the defendant filed a criminal eom plaint in the Police Court of Eureka against Gladys Walker, under section 415 of the Penal Code, charging her with disturbing the peace. Mrs. Walker was found to be not guilty. The action for malicious prosecution was then commenced. The answer consisted of a general denial of the allegations of the complaint. A jury…
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