Hill v. Trend Carpet

Banke, Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict for the defendant, Trend Carpet, in a malicious prosecution suit. The plaintiff, a former employee of Trend Carpet, was indicted but later acquitted by a jury on a charge of stealing carpet from the company. In addition to the malicious prosecution claim, the plaintiff originally asserted claims for back salary, retirement benefits, and slander, as well; however, these claims are no longer at issue.

The criminal charges against the plaintiff resulted from the defendant’s investigation of a reported scheme by four employees to convert…