Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Grand Forks
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1991No. Civ. 910121PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
Robert M. Smith appeals from a district court judgment dismissing his malicious prosecution suit against the City of Grand Forks and its chief of police. We affirm in part and vacate in part.
In June 1990, Smith sued the defendants for malicious prosecution stemming from Smith’s July 1987 arrest for, and ultimate acquittal of, preventing the arrest of another in violation of NDCC § 12.1-08-02. Smith attempted to serve the City by leaving the summons and complaint with a junior accountant in the auditor’s office, and the chief of police by leaving the summons and complaint with…
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