Dombrovske v. Dombrovske
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Stearns county to recover $5,030 for malicious prosecution. The case was tried before Roeser, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $300. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied, and his motion for a new trial was denied, provided plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $200. From the order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
This is an action for malicious prosecution in which plaintiff had a verdict and defendant appeals from an order denying his alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
Defendant had caused plaintiff to be arrested on a charge of grand larceny, and the principal question upon this appeal is whether he had probable cause to believe that she was guilty of the offense charged. Defendant and Martin Dombrovske are brothers.- At the time of the occurrences in controversy their mother lived with defendant upon his farm about 15 miles from the city of St.…
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