Walti v. Willamette Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals a summary judgment for defendant in this action for malicious prosecution. The court held that plaintiff did not present enough evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact as to “special injury” and that defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. ORCP 47C. We affirm.

The controversy arises out of an earlier action. Defendant sued plaintiff and others for nuisance and intentional interference with contractual relations in connection with alleged activities in opposition to defendant’s cutting of old growth timber on public land. On July 23,1984, defendant…