104 Mich. 93 | Mich. | 1895
The defendant appeals from a judgment -rendered against him in the circuit court in an action for malicious prosecution. The defendant had made a complaint against the plaintiff for violation of the liquor law, the charge being that he was engaged in the business of selling, etc., spirituous and intoxicating liquors without having paid the tax of $500, and without having posted the receipt and notice required by law, which resulted in bis acquittal upon the trial at the circuit. This action was Ihen brought.
The counsel for defendant requested the circuit judge to instruct the jury that there was probable cause, and that the defendant must be acquitted, which was refused. We .are cited to the case of Huntington v. Gault, 81 Mich. 155, in support of the request. As stated in that case, admitted or undisputed facts make probable cause a question of law
The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show that he was a merchant, and that he bought goods on credit in Detroit; that at the time of the prosecution he was indebted to several parties for goods, who, on hearing of the pendency of the charge, refused him further credit, and required a chattel mortgage, which he was obliged to give to avoid being. sued. This is said to have been erroneously admitted. The only comment made in the
We deem it unnecessary to discuss the other errors; alleged further than to say that we find no error in them.
The judgment will be affirmed. -,
Plaintiff testified that the wine he sold was light wine, made from native grapes, and of the color of whisky. See Act No. 313, Laws of 1887, § 3.