Nelson v. Miller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an action brought by a Wichita physician against several attorneys seeking to recover damages for the wrongful use of civil proceedings, commonly described as an action for malicious prosecution of a civil action. This action was the result of a prior civil malpractice action filed on April 1, 1976, in the district court of Sedgwick County. That action was case No. D-36 241, entitled Van Nover, et al. v. Wesley Medical Center, et al. R. A. Nelson, M.D. was one of several doctors named as defendants in that suit. The petition in that…