Bowen v. W. A. Pollard & Co.

Civil actioN, tried before Stacy, J., at January Term, 1917, of Pitt. This is an action to recover damages for malicious prosecution, tbe evidence tending to prove tbe following facts: Tbe plaintiff was living on bis wife’s land in Pitt County, and went to Pollard & Co. to obtain advancements for tbe year 1910 to tbe amount of $400. In accordance witb tbe agreement made, Bowen executed a crop lien to Pollard & Co. on 25 January, 1910. About five weeks thereafter tbe defendant Pollard approached tbe plaintiff and requested, as tbe title to tbe land bad been found to be in plaintiff’s wife,…