Merrill v. Gascon

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered against him on claims for malicious prosecution and wrongful initiation of civil proceedings. On appeal, he assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motions for directed verdict on those claims. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for directed verdict on the malicious-prosecution claim, but did not err in denying defendant’s motion for directed verdict on the wrongful-initiation claim. Accordingly, we reverse the malicious-prosecution claim, remand for entry of a judgment in defendant’s favor on that claim, and…