Christie v. Adams
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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
- Duval Jewelry Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Wilson v. O'NEALDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Ward v. AllenSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Applestein v. PrestonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Sponder v. BrickmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968