DOUGLASVILLE LOAN COMPANY v. BOWEN

22420.

219 Ga. 794 (1964)

136 S.E.2d 319

DOUGLASVILLE LOAN COMPANY v. BOWEN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 9, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. H. Leatherwood, Sr., for plaintiff in error.

Otis L. Davis, contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

This action is one for damages and receivership arising out of an alleged malicious abuse of process "sued out for a purpose not intended by the law to be effected thereby, but for the sole purpose of injuring this petitioner by unlawful and illegal arrest and imprisonment, and while thus illegally imprisoned and with no knowledge whatsoever of the pending of such action, to enter up a judgment against him." The allegations show that a bail...

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