Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Donanski
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 9, 1906PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Trespass on the Case for malicious prosecution.
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.
The defendant’s demurrer to the declaration in this action for malicious prosecution having been sustained by the Superior Court, the plaintiff seeks here a reversal of that ruling by his exceptions thereto.
The error alleged is thus stated :
“That said court made an error of law in sustaining said demurrer,
“a. In deciding that plaintiff had not alleged in said declaration such a commencement or beginning of the criminal prosecution declared upon as to entitle him to maintain the present action.
“b. In deciding that service of process, i. e., arrest of the defendant in the criminal prosecution,…
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