Wilson v. Vassar

This is a suit by Rollie Vassar against Ellie Wilson for damages for malicious prosecution. The defendant pleaded general issue in short by consent, with leave to give in evidence any matter admissible in defense of the action, etc. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and, from a judgment thereon by the court, this appeal is prosecuted by the defendant.

There is only one count in the complaint. It is exactly in Code form- 20, section 9531, of the Code of 1923, for malicious prosecution, and contains these additional averments at the end thereof:

“Plaintiff avers that as a…