White v. Apsley Rubber Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort with two counts for, malicious prosecution and two for abuse of criminal process. Writ dated April 4, 1898. At the trial in the Superior Court before Blodgett, J., it appeared, that the plaintiff was in charge of a boarding house belonging to the president of the defendant and used for its employees, the furniture belonging to the defendant; that the defendant wished to remove the plaintiff and put in his place a family named Gray; and that the Grays took possession of…
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Tort with two counts for, malicious prosecution and two for abuse of criminal process. Writ dated April 4, 1898. At the trial in the Superior Court before Blodgett, J., it appeared, that the plaintiff was in charge of a boarding house belonging to the president of the defendant and used for its employees, the furniture belonging to the defendant; that the defendant wished to remove the plaintiff and put in his place a family named Gray; and that the Grays took possession of the kitchen and proposed to make use of the cooking stove, whereupon the plaintiff took the stove covers and carried…
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
It is conceded that criminal proceedings were begun against the plaintiff by a sworn complaint made to a trial justice charging that the plaintiff had wilfully and maliciously injured the personal property of the defendant, and that a warrant for the plaintiff’s arrest was issued upon the complaint and placed in the hands of a police officer who then went to the house where the plaintiff was. The evidence tended to show that the plaintiff was arrested upon this warrant at the house and kept under arrest for some minutes during which he went with the officer to the defendant’s office and then…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wood v. GravesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Cardival v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Wilson v. HaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
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