Huggins v. Winn-Dixie Greenville, Inc.

Bussey, Justice.

The plaintiff-respondent sued the defendant-appellant on two causes of action, one for malicious prosecution, and the other for abuse of process. Upon a former trial the jury found for the defendant on the cause of action for malicious prosecution, but for the plaintiff on the cause of action for abuse of process. Upon appeal, we reversed and remanded for a new trial of the cause of action for abuse of process. Huggins v. Winn-Dixie Greenville, Inc., 249 S. C. 206, 153 S. E. (2d) 693 (1967).

The evidence as to the facts was fairly fully stated in the opinion on the former…