Legal Opinion
Johnson County Rural Electric Membership Corp. v. Burnell
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 6, 1985No. 4-385A52PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
Jack and Betty Burnell sued the Johnson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) for malicious prosecution after Jack was found not guilty of the criminal charge of converting REMC's power. The criminal court, however, initially determined probable cause existed for Jack's arrest. REMC introduced the probable cause determination by the criminal court and moved for summary judgment, which the trial court denied. We reverse.
FACTS
From August 3 to October 11, 1982, the Burnells were member customers of REMC. During that time, REMC supplied electricity for the Burnells'…
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