Feldman v. North British & Mercantile Ins.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

Ben Feldman, a citizen of South Carolina, brought suit against two insurance companies, North British & Mercantile Insurance Company and New York Fire Insurance Company upon two causes of action charging: (1) conspiracy to accuse him falsely and maliciously of setting fire to his store in Summerton, South Carolina, and to procure his prosecution for the alleged offense, and (2) actually making the false and malicious accusation and procuring his arrest and prosecution on the charge, as the result of which he was arrested, given a preliminary hearing and discharged for…