Lawrence v. Lanning

This was an action on the cáse by Lanning against Lawrence for malicious prosecution. Plea, not guilty. Yerdict and judgment for the plaintiff below.

Upon the trial it was proved that in the prosecution alleged to have been malicious, Lawrence had charged Lanning with having stolen his coat. There was evidence tending to prove that Lawrence, on the 2d of September, *1951849, had lost said coat in the woods, and that Lanning had found it there on the same day, and taken it to the house of Nancy Stout, near to where it was found, that it might be discovered by the owner. Lawrence then produced…