Dutt v. Kremp

*569OPINION

By the Court,

Shearing, J.:

This appeal arises from a jury verdict and judgment against attorney Virgil Dutt (“Dutt”) in favor of respondent physicians *570in an action for malicious prosecution and abuse of process. Dutt had filed a malpractice action against the physicians on behalf of Jack Rentnelli (“Rentnelli”), which Rentnelli later voluntarily dismissed. This dismissed malpractice action formed the basis of the physicians’ allegations of malicious prosecution and abuse of process against both Dutt and Rentnelli. At trial, at the close of the physicians’ case, the district court…