California Court of Appeal

In a malicious prosecution action, defendant who initially obtained a favorable disposition in prior action has established probable cause for bringing that action as a matter of law regardless of whether action was unreasonable or ultimately reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2001
• Published 03/26/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Yvonne M. Renfrew and Yvonne M. Renfrew, Santa Monica, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom, Inc., Mark L. Kiefer, Los Angeles, and Laine E. Hedwall for Defendants and Respondents Parker, Covert & Chidester, Spencer E. Covert and Mark Williams., Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan, Paul Crost and Carlos R. Perez, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan and Marianne Reinhold., Stream & Stream, Inc., David D. Werner and Jamie Wrage, Riverside, for Defendants and Respondents Carl Axup and K.T. Bowers.