Dickson v. Young

This case was recently before us (Dickson v. Young, 199 Iowa 589, to which reference may be had for a more complete statement of it). Within the period allowed by the statute of limitations, the plaintiff filed an amended and substituted petition, alleging that the defendants maliciously “conspired, colluded, and confederated together” in instituting and maintaining criminal proceedings against plaintiff for violation of the “espionage act,” in which he was exonerated; that the proceedings, which are set out in detail, were instituted and conducted by defendants maliciously and without cause.…