Hall v. American Investment Co.

This is an action for malicious prosecution. Plaintiff, a colored man 34 years old, is an ordained minister of the gospel in charge of the Church of God in the Risen Christ, located at Jackson, Michigan. He has a wife but no children. The congregation is small and poor, affording him but about $20 monthly from its collections. To support himself and wife it was necessary that he seek other employment as and where offered. At different times he was employed in Detroit and at the Michigan Central junction and Jackson Fence Company in Jackson. When not otherwise occupied he solicited insurance…