Anderson v. Manley

This is an action for malicious prosecution, and the only question — are a prosecuting attorney and the surety on his official bond liable in damages for acts done by the prosecuting attorney in the course of his official duty, if such acts are committed with malice and without probable cause? — for decision arises upon a demurrer to the complaint.

The gist of the cause of action alleged in the complaint is as follows: One Lundgren, a “game protector” in Grays Harbor county, was told by a volunteer informer that a deer was supposed to have been killed on September 9, 1933, and that it was at…