Devitis v. Newcomb-Endicott Co.

This is an action of malicious prosecution in which plaintiff had verdict and judgment. Defendant has appealed. Plaintiff was a teacher in a public school at Detroit. She married and desired furniture for a home. She had a charge account at defendant’s store and went there for furniture, made her wants known, and was directed to the office of the credit manager, Mr. Reutter, where, on September 18,1926, she signed in blank a lease, so-called, a title-retaining contract. There is testimony that it was usual practice at the store, when goods were to go out on title-retaining contract, for the…