Wolley v. Chapman

Plaintiff had a verdict of $2,500 for malicious prosecution, and defendants appeal from the order denying their alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

Defendant Chapman is sued because of his activities as the agent of his codefendant, the A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company, a dealer in plumbing supplies. Plaintiff is a plumber, formerly plying his trade in Minneapolis. In September, 1923, he had been a customer of the McDonald company for some time and was then owing them a substantial sum on open account. He then purchased substantially $200 worth of materials to be installed in…