Carmichael v. Shiel

Margaret Shiel sued Jesse D. Carmichael, alleging that he had charged her with stealing certain of his dishes from the Palmer House, and maliciously prosecuted her upon the charge.

Carmichael answered, the "general denial, justification, and other paragraphs, setting out all the facts specially. Issues were properly formed. The cause was tried by a jury, who returned a verdict of 1,000 dollars for the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial was made; and, says the journal entry of record, the plaintiff thereupon remitted 300 dollars of the damages, whereupon the Court overruled the motion for a…