FALKNER v. ALMON

No. 7419SC452.

207 S.E.2d 388 (1974)

22 N.C. App. 643

Peggy FALKNER v. Robert F. ALMON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant & Grant, by Wesley B. Grant, Concord, for plaintiff.

Webster S. Medlin, Concord, for defendant.


BROCK, Chief Judge.

To establish a cause of action for malicious prosecution, plaintiff had the burden of proof to show: (1) that defendant instituted or procured the institution of a criminal proceeding against her; (2) that the prosecution of the criminal proceeding against her was without probable cause; (3) that the prosecution was with malice; and (4) that the prosecution was terminated in her favor. Mooney v. Mull, 216 N.C. 410, 5 S.E.2d 122.

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