Appellate Court of Illinois· 11/26/1986

Denton v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Citations

504 N.E.2d 756
152 Ill. App. 3d 578
105 Ill. Dec. 471
1986 Ill. App. LEXIS 3379

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noting that lack of probable cause must be “clearly proved” in order to infer the element of malice
“the attribution of police action to a defendant requires ... that defendant knowingly gave false information to the police”
“a defendant either must have initiated a criminal proceeding or his participation in it must have been of so active and positive a character as to amount to advice and cooperation.”
liability for malicious prosecution cannot be predicated on the failure to act
liability for malicious prosecution cannot be predicated on the failure to act
“Illinois law provides that, in order to be liable for malicious prosecution, a defendant either must have initiated a criminal proceeding or his participation in it must have been of so active and positive a character as to amount to advice and cooperation.”

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Judges: McGILLICUDDY

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