Pauley v. Hall

In December, 1977, plaintiff and counter-defendant Pauley sued defendants and counter-plaintiffs Hall and Fassett. Two months later, the Halls won a summary judgment against Pauley who, after the summary judgment was rendered final by a nunc pro tunc order, appeals by right (Docket No. 62634). The Halls then sued Pauley for malicious prosecution. The jury returned a verdict of $7,000 in their favor, and the trial judge trebled this amount. Pauley also appeals from this judgment by right (Docket No. 56299).

Briefly, the facts are as follows. In February, 1976, Pauley and the Fassetts negotiated…