Byus v. Eason

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice; Fishburne;.

This action was instituted by Mrs. Giles Byus and her husband, Giles Byus — the latter being joined merely as a nominal party by reason of the relationship — against the defendants, and was tried before his Honor, Judge T. S. Sease, and a jury in Spartanburg County. The complaint contained, separately stated, three causes of action.

The first cause of action alleged malicious prosecution, which was based upon a warrant sworn to by the defendant Eason, and issued by a local magistrate, charging the plaintiff Mrs. Byus with the…