Muller Fuel Oil Co. v. Ins. Co. of N. Amer.

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• holding that coverage was determined as of the date the maliciously prosecuted action was commenced
• holding that coverage was determined as of the date the maliciously prosecuted action was commenced
• concluding the statute of limitations does not begin to run for a suit for malicious prosecution until the date of a favorable termination in the criminal proceeding
• finding that “the ‘essence’ of the tort is the wrongful conduct in making the criminal charge” in a case where the criminal complaint, arrest, and indictment all occurred before insurance coverage began
• finding that “the ‘essence’ of the tort is the wrongful conduct in making the criminal charge” in a case where the criminal complaint, arrest, and indictment all occurred before insurance coverage began
• “Since a suit for malicious prosecution must await a favorable termination of the criminal proceeding, the statute of limitations does not begin until such termination.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).