Penney v. Johnston
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for malicious prosecution; Appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. Albert M. Rose, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
At the May term, 1905, of the Circuit Court of Macon county the grand jurors in and for said county returned six indictments against appellee, Harriet Penney, and her daughter, Etta Penney, charging them with larcény of certain goods, alleged to be the property of appellant, Charles T. Johnston. A trial of said defendants upon said indictments resulted in a verdict of acquittal, and thereafter said Harriet E. Penney instituted her suit against appellant for malicious prosecution. After one trial of said cause in Macon county, the…
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