Gladding Chevrolet, Inc. v. Fowler

We shall here set aside a judgment for malicious prosecution in the amount of $15,000. 1 We conclude that because appellant, Gladding Chevrolet, Inc. (Gladding Chevrolet), relied upon the advice of counsel in instituting criminal proceedings against appellee, James Kenneth Fowler (Fowler), after first relating all material facts to counsel, Fowler has failed to establish a lack of probable cause for the action of Gladding Chevrolet.

Gladding Chevrolet, as its name implies, is a new car dealer. It has facilities on Ritchie Highway in the Glen Burnie area of Anne Arundel County. It maintains a…