DeFusco v. Brophy

This civil action for malicious prosecution arose out of an incident that occurred in 1966. Seven years later, a jury-waived trial was held in the Superior Court. Judgment was entered for the defendants. The plaintiff appealed.

The defendants are Peter Brophy and Kenneth A. Dyer. On July 25, 1965, they were conservation officers in the Department of Natural Resources and on duty in North Kingstown. On the day in question, they spent half an hour observing four individuals taking quahaugs from “very shallow” and polluted waters off Blue Beach just to the front of DeFusco’s residence. The…