Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Kessler

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 9, 1939No. Appeal, 99PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This is an action to recover damages for a malicious prosecution. The trial judge entered a compulsory non-suit, which the court in banc refused to take off on the ground that probable cause for the prosecution appeared in plaintiff’s case. From this refusal she appeals. We think it not necessary to restate the law pertaining to actions of malicious prosecution, which we announced in several comparatively recent cases, * because plaintiff did not commit the crime with which she was charged, as the facts on the record clearly show.

Defendant, Kessler, is the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Altman v. Standard Refrig. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Groda v. American Stores CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Stinson v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Payne v. East Liberty Spear Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Commonwealth v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Lou Ann Merkle v. Upper Dublin School District Upper Dublin Township Police Department Margaret Thomas Clair Brown, Jr., Dr. Jack Hahn, DetectiveCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Penn-Air, Inc. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Commonwealth v. QuinnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Gottesfeld v. Mechanics & Traders InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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