Andrews v. Ohio Atty. Gen.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4746

Syllabus

Civ.R. 56; motion for summary judgment; malicious prosecution. Defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law on plaintiffs' malicious prosecution claims because the grand jury indictments created a rebuttable presumption that probable cause existed to prosecute plaintiffs, and plaintiffs failed to rebut that presumption. In addition, plaintiffs were unable to demonstrate that the underlying criminal proceedings were terminated in their favor. Accordingly, their malicious prosecution claims failed as a matter of law. Judgment for defendants.