Legal Opinion
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. v. Lieck
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 11, 1993No. 13-90-364-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJORITY OPINION
GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.
Kenneth and Nydia Lieck filed suit alleging that Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. (BFI), through its agent, James Meszaros, made false and incomplete statements which caused a criminal prosecution to be filed against Kenneth Lieck, and that the statements were made with malice and without probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed. The jury agreed, and found BFI and Meszaros liable for malicious prosecution and loss of consortium, and awarded damages to Kenneth and Nydia Lieck. The trial court granted judgment non obstante veredicto…
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