Thompson v. Beecham

In 1971 the plaintiffs George and Elizabeth Thompson filed a lawsuit against H. Matthew Beeeham, the minister of the church to which they belonged, and De Witt C. Walker, chairman of the church board of trustees. After a trial to a jury, the trial court directed a verdict against the plaintiffs on their claim of malicious prosecution and on their claim against Walker for abuse of process. After the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs on their abuse of process claim against Beeeham, the trial court set that verdict aside and ordered judgment for Beecham. We affirm.

George and Elizabeth…