Murphy v. Larson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. O. L. Davis, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by Victor Larson, against Samuel A. Murphy, for a malicious prosecution. The opinion of the court states the material facts of the case. .The plaintiff recovered judgment for §300 and costs of suit, and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This action was to recover damages for malicious prosecution. It is averred defendant maliciously, and without probable cause, procured the arrest of Victor and Olin Larson, on the charge of larceny. On the hearing, the accused were both discharged by the justice of the peace before whom the preliminary trial was had, and thereupon they commenced this suit. During the progress of the trial, Olin Larson was dismissed out of the case, and thereafter the suit progressed in the name of Victor Larson, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in his favor.
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