Arquette v. State
Annotate this CaseRespondents initiated an action against Petitioner and others based on an investigation conducted by the Office of Consumer Protection. Petitioner subsequently filed the present action against Respondents, alleging that Respondents were liable for malicious prosecution, negligent investigation, negligent failure to train and/or supervise, and punitive damages arising from the initiation and maintenance of the earlier action. The court found in favor of Respondents. The intermediate court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and vacated in part the trial court's amended final judgment, holding (1) a plaintiff may bring an action in tort for the maintenance of a malicious prosecution as well as for the initiation of a malicious prosecution; (2) the trial court properly granted summary judgment for Respondents on Plaintiff's claims of maintenance of a malicious prosecution and initiation of a malicious prosecution; but (3) the court erred in failing to state its rationale for granting in part Petitioner's motion for review and/or to set aside taxation of costs. Remanded.
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