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· 1/16/1905

Sundmaker v. Gaudet

Citations

  • 113 La. 887
  • 37 So. 865
  • 1905 La. LEXIS 790

Syllabus

<p>MALICIOUS PROSECUTION — PROBABLE CAUSE-EVIDENCE.</p> <p>1. In a suit for damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, plaintiff must ■show that he was arrested at the instance or instigation of the defendant, and that the latter acted maliciously, and that there was no probable cause for the prosecution. When it is shown that the prosecution was without probable cause, malice is usually inferred. An acquittal, per se, is not sufficient evidence of want ■of probable cause.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

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  • “Even when the parties to an agreement contemplate a written document, there can still be an enforceable agreement before the document is executed.”

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