Gunter v. Pemco Aeroplex, Inc.

The plaintiff, Paul L. Gunter, appeals from a summary judgment entered for the defendant, Pemco Aeroplex, Inc. ("Pemco"), in a malicious prosecution case. We affirm.

The case arises out of an incident that occurred at the front gate of Pemco's Birmingham facility during a strike in which Gunter was a picket. Pemco hired replacement workers while the strike was in progress; they were transported to Pemco's facility in buses. On November 21, 1989, while Gunter was on the picket line, his sign collided with one of the buses. A Pemco security guard, Furman Jack Albright, witnessed the incident…