Legal Opinion
George v. Leonard
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided May 5, 1947No. Civ. A. No. 1444PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYCHE, District Judge.
This is an action for abuse of criminal process; it was consolidated for trial with an action for malicious prosecution, 71 F.Supp. 665. After the completion of plaintiff’s evidence, I granted defendants’ motion for dismissal, upon the ground that no action for abuse of criminal process could be maintained under the law of South Carolina.
The case is now before me upon motion of the plaintiff for a new trial.
There are no cited cases that recognize an action for abuse of criminal process in South Carolina, in so far as I have been able to discover, and none has been cited…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mayer v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Glidewell v. Murray-Lacy & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Bushardt v. United Investment Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
- Jackson v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Railroad Co. v. Hardware Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Stine v. SHUTTLEIndiana Court of Appeals · 1962
- George v. LeonardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- George v. LeonardDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1947
- George v. LeonardDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1949