Franks v. Heck & Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll —

Affirming.

The appellant, Pranks, brought this suit against Heck & Co. to recover damages for malicious -prosecution , averring that they procured Ms arrest upon the charge of wrongfully and fraudulently converting property of another to Ms own use, and that upon Ms trial under this charge he was acquitted.

Heck & Co. in their answer admitted that they procured the arrest of Pranks but averred that they did so upon information showing probable cause for his arrest and under the belief in good faith that he was guilty of the charge under which he was…