Schlesser v. Levinson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
HERSEY, Judge.
After an altercation Appellant filed a complaint against Appellee resulting in Ap-pellee being charged with and eventually convicted of an assault. A new trial was granted and Appellee was subsequently acquitted.
Appellee then filed the present action for malicious prosecution against Appellants which resulted in a jury verdict assessing damages of $2500 against Appellants.
This appeal complains of two aspects of the proceedings in the lower tribunal which we consider in the sequence in which they have been briefed and argued.
The substance of appellants’ first suggestion of error…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maiborne v. KuntzSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Stopko v. FarringtonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Padrevita v. City of Lake WorthDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ware v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1997