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MILLS v. LEVINE

No. 12735.

233 F.2d 16 (1956)

Richard Henry MILLS, Appellant, v. Irvin M. LEVINE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1956.

Petition for Rehearing Denied June 8, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Emmett Leo Sheehan, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Landon G. Dowdey, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Samuel Z. Goldman, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Joseph D. Bulman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The case is one for malicious prosecution. Appellant secured a judgment in the Municipal Court for $7,500 plus interest and costs, which was reversed by the Municipal Court of Appeals on the ground that the damages awarded were excessive. 114 A.2d 546.

We think the reversal was error to the extent that the judgment of the Municipal Court was based on the verdict of the jury for compensatory damages in the sum of...

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