Babor v. Goldberg

The case was submitted to the jury upon the theory of malicious prosecution. In such an action, as charged by the court, the burden of proving lack of probable cause is upon the plaintiff. We are of opinion that he failed to sustain such burden. The material facts not being in dispute, the existence of probable cause was a question of law for the court and not one of fact for the jury. (Anderson v. How, 116 N. Y. 336; Rawson v. Leggett, 184 id. 504; Day v. Levine, 181 App. Div. 261; affd., 228 N. Y. 588; Dachs v. DeLite Realty Co., 210 App. Div. 230.) Upon such undisputed facts, the existence…