New York Court of Appeals

Harold Hopkinson, Respondent v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant

November 20, 1928249 N.Y. 296

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division's affirmation of a malicious prosecution judgment and dismissed the complaint. It held that a grand jury indictment is prima facie evidence of probable cause, and that the plaintiff must show the defendant withheld or falsified information to the prosecutor, which he failed to do.