HUFSTEDLER, KAUS & ETTINGER v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. B096804.

42 Cal.App.4th 55 (1996)

49 Cal. Rptr.2d 551

HUFSTEDLER, KAUS & ETTINGER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; ZANE B. MANN, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

January 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Munger, Tolles & Olson, Bradley S. Phillips and Stuart N. Senator for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Kipperman & Johns and Richard S.E. Johns for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.

The issue in this malicious prosecution action is whether the extent of the defendant-attorney's knowledge at the time the underlying lawsuit was filed is always relevant to the determination of probable cause. For the reasons explained below, we hold that it is not.

The Underlying Action

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