Knecht v. Louisville Home Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 62. — ACTION BY JOHN KNECHT AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE HOME TELEPHONE CO. FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Common •Pleas Brancli (1st Division). Emmett Field, Judge. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. 1. Appellee company came inside of appellee’-s premises against bis protest and set up pole's in July, 1904, which appellant cut down.
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Case 62. — ACTION BY JOHN KNECHT AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE HOME TELEPHONE CO. FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Common •Pleas Brancli (1st Division). Emmett Field, Judge. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. 1. Appellee company came inside of appellee’-s premises against bis protest and set up pole's in July, 1904, which appellant cut down. On September 1 appellant’s yard fence-wais torn down and appellee erected another pole, which appellant cut down. This was on appellant’s land. Then appellee’s foreman swore out a Warrant against appellant. We submit that…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Chief Justice Hobson
Affirming.
John Knecht brought this action against the Home Telephone Co. for malicious prosecution. The defendant filed answer, and on January 17,1904, the case was heard by a jury, who returned a verdict for the defendant, and the court entered judgment thereon. On the 18th of February the plaintiff filed grounds and moved the court to grant him a new trial. On March 5th the court overruled the motion for a new trial and gave the plaintiff 60 days’ time to file a hill of exceptions. On March 26th the plaintiff tendered a bill of exceptions, and on May 11th the…
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