Geijsbeek v. Martin

*317Plaintiff Geijsbeek sued Martin to recover $1000 expenses incurred in defending a lawsuit brought against him by Gahan, alleging that Martin’s fraud and deceit caused Gahan to sue him. A general demurrer to his complaint was sustained, and judgment entered against him. He now asks a reversal, which is denied for the following reasons:

First, there are comparatively few instances where an action will lie for expenses incurred in defending a civil action. Such loss is, as a general rule, damnum absque injuria. See Weeks’work on that subject, Sec. 70. It is one of the sacrifices any citizen may…