Patterson v. Garlock

Patterson accused Garlock on oath before a justice with having stolen tobacco from a storey or shop of one Daniels in Watertown, Clinton county> and caused him to be arrested, held and examined before the justice for the alleged offense, and the justice acquitted and discharged him. Garlock then brought this action and alleged that the prosecution against him was false and malicious. He recovered a verdict for $135 and Patterson alleges error.

All the objections relate to rulings in regard to the admission of testimony. No complaint is made of the charge and it does not appear in the record.

The…