Fletcher v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Gogebic; Haire, J. Case by Lennell C. Fletcher against the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company for malicious prosecution. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
A Mr. Houle made complaint before a justice of the peace of Interior township, county of Ontonagon, charging that a jar of butter had been stolen from the defendant company, and that he had good reason *365to suspect that plaintiff received said jar of butter, knowing it to be stolen. Plaintiff appeared before tbe justice on the following day, and his examination was postponed. This suit was discontinued, and a similar complaint made by Mr. Houle before a justice of the peace in Bessemer, Gogebic county, on January 22, 1894. An examination was held, the justice found probable cause to believe the…
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