Legal Opinion

Dunn v. Deskins

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 23, 1915PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Magoffin Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*690Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

In this suit for malicious prosecution the appellee, Deslrins, recovered a judgment against the appellant, Dunn. The principal ground relied on for reversal is the error of the court in refusing to instruct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant..

The record shows that Deskins was indicted by the grand jury of Magoffin County on the charge of forgery, committed by forging the name of John Dunn, the appellant, to a check for $50, drawn on the Salyersville National Bank, payable to the order of Deskins, and purporting to have been signed by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McClarty v. BickelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  2. Schott v. Indiana National Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Louisville N. R. Co. v. SharpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  2. Cook v. BrattonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  3. J. D. Hughes Lumber Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  4. Wood v. HarmonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952

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