Squires v. Job
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. Term, 1908, No. 865, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Ambrose C. Squires v. Frederick Job. Trespass for malicious prosecution.
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Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. Term, 1908, No. 865, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Ambrose C. Squires v. Frederick Job. Trespass for malicious prosecution. Before Ferris, J. The statement of claim alleges that the defendant, in order “to unlawfully compel said plaintiff to pay said defendant an alleged debt of $146.74 and to extort from said plaintiff said sum . . . .” appeared before the aider-man, made the information charging the plaintiff with the crime of false pretenses and had the warrant issued for his arrest. In support of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution. No new principle is involved and the trial in the court below finally turned upon the question of the credibility of witnesses in regard to disputed facts. Counsel agree as to the legal questions presented and enough has been written and declared on this subject to make it not necessary to repeat the well-recognized rule governing such a case. Nothing is better settled by our cases than that where one commences a criminal prosecution for the purpose of compelling his debtor to pay a just…
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- MacDonald v. SchroederSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Robitzek v. DaumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Strawbridge v. HawthorneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Scott v. DeweySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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