PUCKETT v. CLARK


410 S.W.2d 154 (1966)

James L. PUCKETT, Appellant, v. Minor CLARK, William H. Chambliss and Hess Henson, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 18, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Williams, R. L. Myre, Holland G. Bryan, Paducah, for appellant.

Joseph J. Leary, Thomas F. Marshall, Frankfort, for appellee.


PALMORE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for malicious prosecution in which the plaintiff, Puckett, appeals from a judgment n. o. v. rendered in favor of the defendants after he had been awarded $5,000 by a jury verdict.

Puckett was arrested on a complaint and warrant charging him with unlawful possession of an illegal fishing device in McCracken County. He was acquitted. The complaint had been signed by the appellee Chambliss, a state conservation officer,...

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