Staley v. Rife

Woods, Judge:

This is an action to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution. This writ is prosecuted from the action of the trial court in striking plaintiff’s evidence and directing a verdict for the defendants.

It appears that three separate indictments had been returned against the plaintiff in the latter half of 1927 charging him with the embezzlement of certain moneys and effects of the Kenova Drug Company. Each was returned on the informa tion of J. W. Rife, one of the stockholders. The first two were dismissed on demurrer, and the third, at a subsequent term, was nollied by…