Halak v. Scovill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HUMPHREYS, J.A.D.

Plaintiff, an attorney and New Jersey resident, chartered a boat in Maryland for a three day excursion on the Chesapeake Bay. The boat malfunctioned. The parties could not agree on the amount of a refund. Plaintiff stopped payment on checks he had given to the defendants for the charter fee. The defendants then filed a criminal complaint in Maryland against the plaintiff based on the stopped payment. A warrant was issued for plaintiffs arrest. Defendants also allegedly advised other boat charterers in Maryland that plaintiff had issued…