Hibbing v. Hyde
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2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Dowdell v. Carpy (Cal. 1900)
- Carpenter v. Nutter (Cal. 1899)
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Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff alleges in his complaint that the defendant maliciously, and without probable cause, charged the plaintiff, before a justice of the peace, with having committed the crime of malicious mischief. Plaintiff also alleges that he was tried and found guilty of the crime charged; and this averment he succeeded in proving at the trial of the present action.
In an action for malicious prosecution of a criminal charge, the plaintiff must prove that the prosecution, alleged to have been malicious, has terminated by his acquittal. (Rhodes v. Silvers, 1 Harr. 127; 2 Greenl. Evidence, 252; 1 Hill on Torts, 416; Hilliard, Remedies for Torts, 385.)
Judgment and order affirmed.
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