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JACQUES v. McLAUGHLIN

No. 78-313-Appeal.

401 A.2d 430 (1979)

Norman J. JACQUES v. John J. McLAUGHLIN.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Malinou, Providence, for plaintiff.

Girard R. Visconti, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is an action for malicious prosecution. This court has adopted the "English rule" that an action for malicious prosecution requires, in the absence of a person's arrest or seizure of his or her property, a showing of "special injury" beyond the trouble, cost, and other consequences normally associated with defending oneself against an unfounded legal charge. Ring v. Ring, 102...

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