Hunter v. Mathis

This was an action by the appellee against the appellant and another for malicious prosecution. The defendant answered by a general denial. A trial by jury terminated in a verdict against the appellant for eight hundred dollars, and in favor of the other defendant. Th.e appellant moved the court to grant a new trial for the reason, among others, that the evidence was not sufficient to justify the verdict of the jury. This motion was overruled and judgment rendered against the appellant for the amount mentioned in the verdict and costs.

The errors assigned, among other questions, present that…