Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the complaint is dismissed.
To sustain a cause of action for malicious prosecution the plaintiff must establish the following: (1) a criminal proceeding commenced or continued by the defendant against him or her, (2) termination of the proceeding in favor of the accused, (3) the absence of probable cause for the criminal proceeding, and (4) actual malice (see, Broughton v State of New York...
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