Legal Opinion

Woodruff v. Doss

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 26, 1917No. 8123PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Action for malicious prosecution; from Eloyd superior court — Judge Wright. January 13, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, C. J.

This was an action to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution instituted by Woodruff against Doss, *640the plaintiff in the lower court. In the petition the plaintiff alleged, that on May 16, 1914, Woodruff swore out a criminal warrant against .him in the United States court, charging him with perjury and false swearing; that he was arrested under the warrant and detained by a deputy marshal of the United States, and finally carried before a United States commissioner, who admitted him to bond and set the case for trial on May 17, 1914, but after-wards, upon the motion of Woodruff,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Page v. Citizens Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hearn v. BatchelorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
  2. Tanner-Brice Co. v. BarrsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
  3. Turner v. BogleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Morgan v. MizeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Barber v. AddisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966

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