O'CONNOR v. Tice

704 S.E.2d 572 (2011)

James P. O'CONNOR, et al.

v.

James C. TICE.

Record No. 091941.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 13, 2011.

Michael L. Donner, Sr. (Hubbard, Terry & Britt, on brief), for appellants.

James B. Thorsen (Marchant, Thorsen, Honey & Bladwin, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal of a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action, we consider whether the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict. In doing so, we focus on whether the defendants initiated a criminal…