Meiksin v. Howard Hanna Co., Inc.

WIEAND, Judge:

In this action for wrongful use of civil proceedings, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the lawyer-defendants who had instituted an unsuccessful ac tion to recover real estate commissions on behalf of their broker client. The plaintiffs appealed. They contend, contrary to the trial court’s determination, that whether the lawyers had probable cause for filing the action to recover commissions is a disputed issue of fact which must be determined by a jury. We disagree with this contention and affirm the summary judgment entered by the trial court.

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