Legal Opinion
Solitro v. Moffatt
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 3, 1987No. 84-300-M.PPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Judge.
This is a civil action for malicious prosecution. A judgment for directed verdict was entered in favor of the defendants by a Superior Court justice following a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $17,-500. The plaintiff appealed. We affirm the action of the trial justice.
The plaintiff, Pasquale Solitro (Solitro), is, and has been since 1965, a correctional officer at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI). The defendants are members of the Rhode Island State Police. On August 5, 1976, Solitro was subpoenaed to testify before a District Court justice…
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