MAGBANUATABORADA, the latter assisted by her husband ARTEMIO TABORADA, petitioners, vs. PILAR S. JUNSAY, asssisted by her husband VICENTE JUNSAY, IBARRA LOPEZ, and JUANITO JACELA, respondents.
Malicious Prosecutions; Words and Phrases; The term malicious
prosecution has been defined as „an action for damages brought by one against whom a criminal prosecution, civil suit, or other legal proceeding has been instituted maliciously and without probable cause, after the termination of such prosecution, suit, or other proceeding in favor of the defendant therein.‰·In this jurisdiction, the term „malicious prosecution‰ has been defined as „an action for damages brought by one against whom a criminal prosecution, civil suit, or other legal proceeding has been instituted maliciously and without probable cause, after the termination of such prosecution, suit, or other proceeding in favor of the defendant therein.‰ While
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420 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED
Magbanua vs. Junsay
generally associated with unfounded criminal actions, the term has
been expanded to include unfounded civil suits instituted just to vex
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Ademola Michael Ogunleye v. The State of Oklahoma, Tulsa Judicial District 2, Hon. J.D. Dalton, Tulsa District Court Judge, Bob Dick, Police Chief, B. Loud, Police Officer, H.L. Brauer, Police Officer, Tulsa Police Department, David Moss, Tulsa District Attorney, and Donna Priore, Assistant Tulsa District Attorney, 933 F.2d 1019, 10th Cir. (1991)