Holmes v. Horger

This is an action for malicious prosecution, *409and on the trial in the court below plaintiff had verdict and judgment for $150.

The facts may be briefly stated: Plaintiff and defendant are both residents of the township of Springwells, "Wayne county, and are near neighbors. They were born and reared in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, and, up to the fall of 1891, were always friends. In the spring of that year, defendant was elected overseer of highways, and had in his possession a road scraper belonging to his district. In November the plaintiff, who was working for his father,…