Towns v. West
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for malicious prosecution; from city court of Flpyd county — Judge Eeece. June 16, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
C. A. Towns brought suit against A. S. West for malicious arrest and prosecution. The petition set forth that West was the president and owner of the West Loan and Trust Company, a corporation engaged in lending money; that on November 1, 1913, West swore out a criminal warrant against the plaintiff before a justice of the peace, charging him with the crime of being a common cheat and swindler (a copy of which was annexed to the petition); that under and by virtue of said warrant a lawful constable, duly and legally authorized to serve the same, arrested him and took him before a justice of…
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