Fisher v. Hamilton
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Dearborn Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBuskirk, C. J.
The appellee by this action sought to recover from the appellant -damages for having, without probable cause and maliciously, instituted a prosecution for surety of the peace.
The appellant answered in two paragraphs. The first was-the general denial. In the second, he admitted having instituted the prosecution, but justified it. Denial in reply.
Trial by jury, and verdict for appellee in the sum of five hundred dollars. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.
The errors assigned are:
1. That the complaint does not contain facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
2.…
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