Powers v. Houghton

On October 6, 1905, defendants herein sued out a writ of replevin against the plaintiff herein, before a justice of the peace for Shiawassee county, under which 16 lambs were, by the officer, taken and turned over to defendants. That action resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff herein, and the lambs in question were returned to him, the costs were paid by defendants herein, and no appeal was taken. In December, 1906, plaintiff brought suit against defendants, in an action of trespass on the case, for malicious prosecution. Upon the trial, plaintiff herein testified that he had sold the…