Rycroft v. Gaddy

Shaw, Judge;

This is an action for abuse of process, invasion of privacy, and negligence. The trial judge granted the respondents’ motion for involuntary non-suit with prejudice. We affirm.

The instant case arose out of an earlier lawsuit between the appellant-Rycroft and the respondent-Tanguay. Rycroft and Tanguay were equal shareholders in a corporation when Tycroft sued for dissolution of the corporation. Tanguay retained the respondent-Gaddy as counsel and counter-claimed alleging that Rycroft had defrauded the corporation.

The day before the commencement of the trial, Tanguay and Gaddy…