Sullivan v. O'Brien

SMITH, Chief Justice.

This action, for $200,000 actual and $200,000 exemplary damages, was brought by Paul O’Brien against John C. Sullivan and Dan J. Sullivan, who are alleged to have conspired with their father, D. Sullivan, and their brother W. C. Sullivan (both deceased), to wrongfully and maliciously prosecute Paul O’Brien, without probable cause, for the offenses of theft, theft by bailee, embezzlement, and forgery. The complaint is based upon a series of acts alleged to have been committed by one or more of the Sullivans over a period of years beginning in 1921, and terminating, in…