Clapp v. Lahood

This is an action in damages for alleged malicious prosecution. Under written lease, plaintiff and his partner, one Armitage, were tenant occupants of a garage building, the property of defendant. They had not long occupied the building. There was much wrangling between landlord and tenants. Evidently, much ill will, both ways, was engendered. Defendant served the tenants with notice to vacate. He sued them for money owing him and attached their personal property. He put on new locks and locked them out of the premises. The tenants removed one of the locks and entered. Defendant filed in…