Brown v. Carr

PRYOR, Chief Judge:

In this case, appellant Philip J. Brown brought suit against Oliver T. Carr, Jr. and two of his attorneys (appellees) alleging malicious prosecution and intentional interference with a prospective business advantage. Appellees filed a counterclaim, alleging that Brown’s suit in this case was commenced solely to force Carr to settle a separate case pending between the parties at the same time. The trial judge dismissed Brown’s malicious prosecution count before trial after finding, as a matter of law, that there had been no favorable termnation of the litigation on which the…