Bealmear v. Southern Cal. Edison Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon the granting of defendants’ motion for nonsuit made at the close of the plaintiff’s opening statement in an action for malicious prosecution. At the beginning of the trial, plaintiff stated he would prove the following facts: On May 14, 1938, plaintiff was arrested on a complaint filed by defendant Southern California Edison Company Ltd. which charged him with violating section 499a of the Penal Code by making or causing a connection to be made with an electric wire operated by the company, and using or causing such connection to be used in such…