Legal Opinion

Dawson v. St. Louis Smelting & Refining Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 28, 1920Published

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. J. P. Gillham, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1920.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PresidiNG Justice Boggs

delivered tlie opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the circuit court of Madison county for the sum of $1,500 in favor of Oby Dawson, appellee, against the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company, Boh Collins ancbTom Benson, appellants, in a suit for malicious prosecution.

The declaration consists of one count and, in substance, alleges that appellants caused the arrest and prosecution of appellee maliciously and without probable cause; the determination of the prosecution and damages to appellee’s good name, etc.

In the summer of 1917, a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harpham v. WhitneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Angelo v. FaulIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Neufeld v. RodeminskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Wade v. WaldenIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  5. Young v. LindstromAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904

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