Altenhaus v. Louison

Exceptions overruled. In this action in tort for abuse of process the declaration alleged that in a prior action (Louison v. Fischman, 341 Mass. 309) the defendant, knowing that “this plaintiff had not committed any . . . tortious action against him” attached his real estate for $600,000, the ulterior purpose being “to harass this plaintiff and to intimidate others to submit to the defendant in matters of principle concerning the internal affairs of a religious institution of which both parties were interested.” A demurrer to the declaration was sustained. One ground of the defendant’s…