Swaney v. John Schlaff Creamery Co.

This action is for malicious prosecution. Plaintiff had for some time been in the employ of John Schlaff Creamery Company, and in February, 1918, was placed in charge of the Troy branch. It is the claim of defendant Schlaff that soon after plaintiff assumed charge of the Troy branch he learned through two of the employees who called at his house one evening that plaintiff was interested in a . competitor, the Melrose Creamery Company, and that he was carting merchandise from the Troy branch to the Melrose Company and had let them have a horse and harness belonging to the defendant company. It…