GLEGHORN v. KOONTZ

No. 12701.

178 F.2d 133 (1949)

GLEGHORN v. KOONTZ.

United States Court of Appeals. Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest F. Fruechte, Wichita Falls, Texas, Guy Rogers, Wichita Falls, Texas, for appellant.

Howard L. Martin, Wichita Falls, Texas, for appellee.

Before HOLMES, McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Vera Ann Koontz, a citizen of California, brought this action against W. G. Gleghorn, a citizen and resident of Baylor County, Texas, seeking damages for an alleged malicious prosecution.

The complaint avers that on May 5, 1947, defendant filed a criminal complaint against plaintiff, charging her with the theft of her own automobile; that he acted with malice and without probable cause in causing plaintiff's arrest, confinement, and...

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