Legal Opinion

Ahearn v. Walsh

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided May 1, 1980Published

1Opinion of the CourtRider, J.

This is an action in tort for malicious prosecution (count one) and abuse of process (count two) in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for the defendant’s false and malicious seeking of two criminal complaints in the South Boston Division

The answer is a general denial with allegations of lack of malice, lack of knowledge and justification for seeking the complaints by way of counterclaim.

The court found for the defendant Walsh in the case in chief, and for Aheam in counterclaim.

At the trial there was evidence tending to show: The plaintiff was engaged at all times material hereto in the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Moss v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
  2. Perry v. HanoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. Hoffman v. City of ChelseaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  4. Myers v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  5. Memishian v. PhippsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942

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