Bass v. Metzger

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is a malicious prosecution case. James E. Bass, Jr., sued Joe D. Wilson, J. Robert Metzger, United Sales, Inc., Truman Cole and Copi-Rite, Inc. for actual and exemplary damages arising from a charge of felony theft of a copy machine filed against Bass by Wilson. Suit was filed on August 16, 1971. Cole, by special appearance contested the jurisdiction of the trial court and was later dismissed as a party defendant. Trial was to a jury. After a verdict was reached, the trial court set aside some of the jury’s findings, and rendered judgment that Bass take nothing…