42 F. 215 | U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York | 1890
The question in this caso is whether an action for malicious prosecution will lie against defendants, who have preferred an accusation before a magistrate charging the plaintiff with a criminal offense, notwithstanding the plaintiff was not apprehended, and no process
Inasmuch as the defamatory words which must be set forth in an action for slander or libel are not alleged in the present complaint, the case cannot be treated as an action for slander or libel. The motion for a new trial is denied.