Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 12, 1939No. 12901PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.(a) “ Strictly speaking, the term 'malicious prosecution’ is applicable only to the carrying on of a criminal case. In this sense only is it used in our Code [chapter 105-8]. When damages are sought for the malicious carrying on of a civil suit, the cause of action is . . for the malicious use of process. . . However, the essential elements in a cause of action for the malicious prosecution of a criminal case and the malicious use of process in a civil suit are the same.” Woodley v. Coker, 119 Ga. 226, 228 (46 S. E. 89), and cit.; Porter v. Johnson, 96 Ga. 145, 146 (23 S. E.…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Porter v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Brunswick & Western Railroad v. WigginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Brantley v. Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Culberson v. Alabama Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- McElreath v. GrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Westview Cemetery, Inc. v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Curtis Publishing Company v. Wallace Butts, Wallace Butts v. Curtis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Melton v. LaCalamitoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Hodges v. YoumansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Williams v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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