Norin v. Scheldt Manufacturing Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Second Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph B. David, Judge, presiding. .
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Appellee sued the appellant, the Scheldt Manufacturing Company, in the superior court of Cook county to recover damages for malicious prosecution. He recovered a judgment for $750, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court. Owing to the legal question involved that court granted a certificate of importance, and the cause comes here on appeal.
It is charged in the declaration that appellant maliciously and without probable cause filed its petition against appellee in the United States district court praying that he be adjudged a bankrupt. It appears that summons was issued in that case, but the…
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