Thompson v. HOWARD BROS., INC.

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Marvin Thompson filed a malicious prosecution action against Howard Brothers, Inc., alleging that it had improperly identified him as the perpetrator of the theft of a chainsaw from its hardware store. Howard Brothers moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion. Thompson appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment order. Because Thompson has presented no evidence of malice or want of probable cause, we affirm the trial court’s summary judgment ruling.

To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that…