Hughes v. Wallace

MOORE, Judge.

Kenneth Cory Hughes (“Cory”) appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Mobile Circuit Court (“the trial court”) in his malicious-prosecution action against Christopher Allen Wallace (“Chris”). Because we find that genuine issues of material fact' exist as to whether Chris had probable cause to prosecute a criminal-harassment charge against Cray and whether Chris acted with malice in prosecuting that charge, we reverse the summary judgment and remand the case.

Factual and Procedural Background

At one time, Chris was married to Kimberly Michelle Hughes (“Kimberly”), Cory’s…