Farm Country Homes, Inc. v. Rigsby

This appeal arises out of a cause of action joining the claims of a stockholder's derivative action and an action for abuse of process. After judgment for the plaintiff on both claims, the defendants bring this appeal. The issues presented on appeal involve: the reading, at trial, of certain depositions and testimony given in a previous distinct and separate trial; testimony given by an Internal Revenue Service agent concerning defendant Rigsby's income; the statute of limitations on the abuse of process claim; whether a previous proper and legal judgment can give rise to a valid abuse of…