Crease v. Pleasant Grove City

CROCKETT, Justice:

Lawrence Crease sued Pleasant Grove City, its Justice of the Peace, C. O. Newman, and its City Councilman, W. G. Klemm, alleging false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and, later added, abuse of process. This all arose out of his prosecution, conviction and imprisonment for violation of the city’s sewer connection ordinance. On appropriate motions, not material here, the parties and the issues have all been eliminated except against Councilman Klemm on the issue of abuse of criminal process. Upon it a jury rendered a verdict against him in the amounts of:…