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· 2/9/1885

Dwain v. Descalso

Citations

  • 66 Cal. 415
  • 5 P. 903
  • 1885 Cal. LEXIS 459

Syllabus

<p>Malicious Pbosecution—Probable Cause—Honsuit.—The plaintiff, on the trial of an action for malicious prosecution, must show want of probable cause, or a nonsuit should be granted.</p> <p>Id.— Prosecution Instituted upon Statements of Child.—A prosecution instituted upon the apparently truthful statements of a child eleven years old, who claimed to have seen the plaintiff commit the offense with which he was subsequently charged, is not without probable cause.</p>

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  • city not liable for either intentional or negligent torts where employees performing a governmental, rather than a ministerial, function

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Judges: Ross

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