Wainauskis v. Howard Johnson Co.

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• finding that holding of the plaintiff for trial is not competent evidence of probable cause where the action was tainted by inaccurate or incomplete evidence given by the defendants
• finding that holding of the plaintiff for trial is not competent evidence of probable cause where the action was tainted by inaccurate or incomplete evidence given by the defendants
• upholding verdict against initiator where jury \could have reasonably found that appellant's employees withheld material evidence and failed to make a full and fair disclosure of all relevant facts to the prosecuting authorities\
• affirming the jury finding absence of probable cause where allegations were premised upon hasty and incomplete investigation
• upholding jury finding of lack of probable cause, notwithstanding a holding over by a magistrate, because the jury could have found that defendant acted with unwise haste and lack of due care
• upholding verdict against initiator where jury “could have reasonably found that appellant’s employees withheld material evidence and failed to make a full and fair disclosure of all relevant facts to the prosecuting authorities”

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