Legal Opinion

Eidson v. Olin Corp.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 17, 1988No. 86-783PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Byron Eidson appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Olin Corporation on Eidson's counterclaim for abuse of process and malicious prosecution. We affirm.

Olin filed suit against Eidson and other defendants, alleging that they had conspired to defraud Olin of approximately $150,000 "by and through a scheme and pattern of fraudulently inflated contracts." G.M. Mosley, one of the defendants, was criminally convicted of wire fraud as a result of his involvement in the inflated contract scheme, which was also the basis of Olin's civil action against Eidson and the other defendants. Part of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Cutts v. American United Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  2. Turner v. Peoples Bank of Pell CitySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Alabama Power Co. v. NeighborsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Barber v. StephensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  5. Parisian Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  5. Drill Parts and Service Co. v. Joy Mfg.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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