BI-LO, INC. v. STANCIEL

56855.

148 Ga. App. 614 (1979)

251 S.E.2d 834

BI-LO, INC. v. STANCIEL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulcher, Hagler, Harper & Reed, James Walker Harper, for appellant.

Jay M. Sawilowsky, for appellee.


BELL, Chief Judge.

This is a suit for malicious prosecution which arose out of defendant's causing the arrest of plaintiff pursuant to warrant for the crime of issuing and uttering a worthless check. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and judgment was entered. Held:

1. The court denied defendant's motion for directed verdict. The essential elements of this tort are: "A criminal prosecution, maliciously carried on, and without any probable cause...

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