Cassinelli v. Cassinelli
Nevada Supreme Court
■ Appeal from the District Court of the State of Nevada, Lyon county; C. E. Mach, District Judge: Action by Vitoria Cassinelli against Pietro Cassinelli for malicious prosecution. Judgment for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, C. J.:
Action for malicious prosecution.
The case was tried by the court without a jury.
Respondent recovered judgment for $305 and costs.
After respondent had introduced his testimony in chief, appellartt moved for a non-suit upon the ground that there was no evidence tending to show that the prosecution was maliciously instituted, or without probable cause, or that respondent had heen damaged in his person.
The motion was denied and the ruling is assigned as error.
Plaintiff had introduced evidence tending to prove that the property of the appellant had been destroyed by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. CroseIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
- Ventress v. RosserSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Carson v. EdgeworthMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by5 opinions
- Miller v. SchnitzerNevada Supreme Court · 1962
- Jaksich v. GuistiNevada Supreme Court · 1913
- Gattshall v. SizemoreNevada Supreme Court · 1955
- Lester v. BuchanenNevada Supreme Court · 1996
- Lester v. BuchanenNevada Supreme Court · 1996