Garcia v. Whitaker

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Bobby Garcia, d/b/a Autobahn Automotive, appeals the Pulaski Circuit Court’s order directing a verdict in favor of the Appellee, Larry Whitaker, on the charges of malicious prosecution and abuse of process.

Bobby Garcia owns and operates Autobahn Automotive in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Autobahn Automotive is a sole proprietorship that provides mechanical repairs to foreign vehicles. Larry Whitaker is an attorney who also resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky. In September of 2006, the engine of Whitaker’s 1995 Porsche GTS failed to start. The…