Levy's Store, Inc. v. Endicott-Johnson Corp.

This is an action for malicious prosecution based on the allegation that the appellant maliciously and without-probable cause joined in a petition in involuntary bankruptcy filed against respondent. The defendant Endicott-Johnson Corporation has paid one-half of a $7,500 judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the respondent. The defendant-appellant International Shoe Company appealed to the Appellate Division which affirmed the judgment, one justice dissenting and voting to reverse and dismiss the complaint.

One Henry J. Levy was president of the respondent. He had been doing…