F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Connors
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Davidson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. A. G. Rutherford, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
This is an action for malicious prosecution.
The defendant in error was prosecuted by the plaintiff in error in the city court of Nashville for the theft of some braid, but was acquitted. This suit immediately followed.
One' of the defenses interposed to this action by the plaintiff in error was that of probable cause.
A very brief outline of the facts upon which the prosecution was predicated is as follows: As Mr. Hanchett, manager of the plaintiff in error’s store in Nashville, was about to leave the building one afternoon, he was called by Miss Kimbro, one of the clerks in said store, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barnes v. NoelTennessee Supreme Court · 1914
- Cooper v. FlemmingTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- Ewing v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1802
3Cited by42 opinions
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- Cohen v. CookTennessee Supreme Court · 1970
- Thompson v. SchulzCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1949
- Cotton v. UnderwoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
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