Alabama Power Co. v. Neighbors

402 So.2d 958 (1981)

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY,

v.

John K. NEIGHBORS.

80-217.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 21, 1981.

S. Allen Baker, Jr. and James A. Bradford of Balch, Bingham, Baker, Hawthorne, Williams & Ward, Birmingham, John P. Oliver, II of Oliver & Sims, Dadeville, for appellant.

Ruth Sullivan, Dadeville, Tom Radney of Radney & Morris, Alexander City, for appellee.

MADDOX, Justice.

This is a malicious prosecution action against Alabama Power Company wherein the plaintiff John Kimbro Neighbors, Jr. alleges that APCo instigated a criminal proceeding against him which resulted in his criminal…