Legal Opinion

Rankin v. Saenger

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 23, 1952No. 4852PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGILL, Justice.

This is a suit for malicious prosecution in which upon a verdict of a jury appellee recovered a judgment against appellant for $865, which included $750 actual and $10 exemplary damages, and other items for loss of time from work and medical and hospital expenses.

Appellant seeks a reversal on one point alone: That is that the court erred in overruling his motion for an instructed verdict and for judgment because appellee failed to prove a successful termination of the complaint on which the suit for malicious prosecution was based.

All the other essential elements on which to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jaffe v. StoneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. State v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Sullivan v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  4. Levy's Store, Inc. v. Endicott-Johnson Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
  5. Casebeer v. DrahobleNebraska Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Airgas-Southwest, Inc. v. IWS Gas & Supply of Texas, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Airgas-Southwest, Inc. v. IWS Gas and Supply of Texas,Ltd., Robert A. Morton, Jr., Steven P. Lynch, Ruben G. Pena, Rhanda Childers, Denis Stermer, Kevin James, Thomas Smit and John Rogstad, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012

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