De Boer v. Adams
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Case by Anthony De Boer against William F. Adams for malicious prosecution. A judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This is an action on the case to recover damages for the alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff under the provisions of 3 Comp. Laws, § 11585, for the wilful, malicious, and wanton destruction of certain trees in a certain highway in the township of Paris, in the county of Kent.
Plaintiff gave evidence tending to show that he had been employed by his father, who at the time was the overseer of highways, to cut down the trees in question, receiving the wood that he could get out of them for his pay. The evidence also tended to show that the highway commissioner had instructed the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lansky v. PrettymanMichigan Supreme Court · 1905