Legal Opinion
Reiherzer v. Bresky
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 18, 1927No. 25,650PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Action for damages for the malicious prosecution of a proceeding in the probate court of Hennepin county for the investigation of the sanity of the plaintiff. The court dismissed the action. The plaintiff appeals from the order denying her motion for a new trial.
What facts constitute probable cause is for the court; but what the facts are, if there is a dispute about them, is for the jury. Polzin v. Lischefska, 164 Minn. 260, 204 N. W. 885; Eastman v. Leiser Co. 148 Minn. 96, 181 N. W. 109; Williams v. Pullman Co. 129 Minn. 97, 151 N. W. 895, Ann. Cas. 1916E, 374; Cox v. Lauritsen, 126 Minn.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. MunchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Cox v. LauritsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Hanowitz v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Eastman v. Leiser Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Lammers v. MasonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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3Cited by3 opinions
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