Truman v. Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York

CalhouN, Judge:

This case involves an action for malicious prosecution instituted in the Circuit Court of Fayette County, in which the plaintiff sought recovery of damages in the sum of $50,000. The action is predicated on an alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by the defendant on a criminal charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The money involved in the criminal prosecution was the sum of $2,335, paid by the defendant, as an insurer, to the plaintiff, as the insured, for damages resulting from the destruction of Ms automobile. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the…