Legal Opinion

Christie v. Adams

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 13, 1978No. 77-391Published

1Opinion of the Court

KEHOE, Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, appeals a final judgment entered pursuant to a directed verdict in favor of appellees, defendants below.

In our opinion the trial court acted correctly in entering a directed verdict at the close of appellant’s case. We have carefully reviewed the record and find that, even by considering all of the evidence in the light most favorable to appellant, it fails to reflect that appellant demonstrated a prima facie case of malicious prosecution against appellees. Appellant adduced no sufficient evidence to show the absence of probable cause for the criminal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Duval Jewelry Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  2. Wilson v. O'NEALDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
  3. Ward v. AllenSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
  4. Applestein v. PrestonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  5. Sponder v. BrickmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968

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