Nelson v. Miller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution of a civil action. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

On April 1, 1976, a medical malpractice lawsuit entitled Van Nover, et al. v. Wesley Medical Center, et al., was filed in Sedgwick County District Court. Attorneys for the plaintiffs in that action were Vern Miller; Fred Phelps, Chartered; and Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff, a law firm of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The petition in that case alleged the Van Novers had been…