Byron Rawson, Respondent v. Francis H. Leggett, Appellants

Summary

The Court reversed the Appellate Division’s judgment, holding that the defendants had probable cause and acted without malice in prosecuting the plaintiff, and therefore the malicious prosecution claim fails. The decision rests on the undisputed facts and the principle that probable cause is a question of law when facts are not in dispute. The dissent argued that a jury should decide the existence of probable cause.