Bearden v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jay Bearden filed suit for malicious prosecution against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., and Gloria Robison, their employee who signed an affidavit charging Bearden with cutting a telecommunications line. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the defendants. Bearden now appeals that dismissal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

112. Jay Bearden operates Bearden Construction Company, a business installing various utility conduits. In the course of installing water lines for the North Laud-erdale Water Association, several of Bell-South’s 1 telephone lines were…