Kreider v. AutoWorld of Roanoke, Inc.

By Judge Robert P. Doherty, Jr.

In this malicious prosecution case, Kreider claims that AutoWorld is liable for causing her arrest on a bad check warrant when in fact she had sufficient funds in the bank to pay the check but had stopped payment on it. AutoWorld, through its representative, had appeared before a neutral and detached magistrate and swore truthfully that Kreider had stopped payment on the $340.67 check. The check and a five-day notice were shown to the magistrate. It was clear that insufficient funds was not the reason that the bank did not pay the check.

AutoWorld, after giving…