NOELL v. ANGLE

Record No. 751502.

231 S.E.2d 330 (1977)

Virgil G. NOELL, Jr. v. Gene T. ANGLE et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Hogshire, F. Guthrie Gordon, III, Charlottesville (Lowe & Gordon, Ltd., Charlottesville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Michaux Raine, III, Rocky Mount (Davis, Davis, Raine & Davis, Rocky Mount, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this malicious prosecution case, we consider the subject of probable cause and whether the defense of advice of counsel was established as a matter of law.

The plaintiff below, appellant Virgil G. Noell, Jr., sued appellees Gene T. Angle, T. D. Board, and Russell M. Dyer for compensatory and punitive damages, which plaintiff claimed resulted from his wrongful arrest on a charge of feloniously attempting to break and enter Angle's residence...

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