Gumm v. Heider

This is an action for malicious prosecution. The plaintiff had a verdict and judgment for $25,000 general damages and $5,000 punitive damages, and the defendant has appealed.

The following, we believe, is a sufficient statement *10of the facts for an understanding of the questions raised by the assignments of error.

•' On July 15, 1953, the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the conceded sum of $630.00, and, as the defendant claims, in an additional sum of -at least $170.00. The indebtedness was secured by the certificate of title of a Chevrolet truck which was in the possession of the…