Heide v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Citations

• 40 Pa. Super. 590
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 642

Syllabus

<p>Malicious prosecution — Malice—Want of probable cause — Evidence— Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for malicious prosecution the case is for the jury where the evidence for the plaintiff although contradicted in its essentials by the evidence of the defendant, tends to show that the plaintiff was not guilty of the offense charged against him, that when he was brought before the magistrate by the constable who arrested him, no witnesses were called against him, and that he was discharged without a hearing.</p>