Hall v. Hollywood Credit Clothing Company

Appellant filed a complaint against ap-pellee for “malicious abuse of process.” By leave of court she subsequently filed an amended complaint which appellee moved to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. The trial judge filed a brief memorandum opinion, holding that while the amended complaint may state a cause of action for unlawful attachment, it did not state a cause of action for malicious abuse of process. This appeal is from the judge’s order dismissing the amended complaint.

The amended complaint alleged that in 1953 appellee sold certain merchandise to one Harston Hall, who…