Engleman v. Progressive Machinery Corp.

ALDRICH, District Judge.

This is a diversity action in a number of counts for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and related causes, in which the defendants move for summary judgment. The only question substantially raised by the motion is on the matter of probable cause. In December, 1955 a complaint was filed in the District Court for the County of Bristol, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by one Sullivan, a member of the state police, alleging that Engleman, plaintiff herein, and two others, conspired to steal certain trade secrets and tools belonging to defendants herein. It could be…