Hampton v. Jones
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Henry District Court. Action to recover damages caused by a malicious prosecution, instituted by tbe defendants against tbe plantiff. A demurrer to tbe petition was sustained and tbe plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Seeveks, Ch. J.
1. MALICIOUS prosecution: probable cause: pleading. The petition at great length, and with unnecessary particularity, states the grounds upon which the plaintiff seeks to recover. It is not . . deemed essential to set it out m full. It being sufficient to state it alleges the defendant “maliciously and without any reasonable or probable cause whatever, indicted, and caused and procured to be indicted, the plaintiff, by his proper name, Henry O. Hampton, and therein did allege, accuse and present in said indictment and caused to be alleged therein, that the plaintiff * * did…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stanley v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Georgia v. KepfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Hansen v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Davis v. SeeleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Greeson v. GreesonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Frazier v. WoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
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