Palmer Ford, Inc. v. Wood

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• stating that acquittal after trial is not in and of itself evidence of a lack of probable cause
• stating that acquittal after trial is not in and of itself evidence of a lack of probable cause
• explaining that where the material facts on which the defendants relied in initiating prosecution were not in dispute, whether those facts established probable cause was a question of law for the court
• holding, with respect to the tort of abuse of process, that “there is no liability where the defendant has done nothing more than carry out the process to its authorized conclusion, even with bad intentions”
• explaining that where the material facts on which the defendants relied in initiating prosecution were not in dispute, whether those facts established probable cause was a question of law for the court
• whether the facts, as found by the trier of fact, in a malicious prosecution action show the absence or presence of probable cause is a question for the court

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