Case Name: George J. Copeland, Appellant, v. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-03-11
Citations: 254 A.D. 568
Docket Number: 
Parties: George J. Copeland, Appellant, v. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company, Respondent.—
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 568–568

Head Matter:
George J. Copeland, Appellant, v. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company, Respondent.—

Opinion:
In an action for malicious prosecution and false arrest, judgment dismissing the complaint at the close of the plaintiff's case reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event. Upon this record there is evidence from which the jury could infer that there was a malicious failure to disclose fully and fairly the facts and surrounding circumstances or a distortion of them for an ulterior purpose. Consequently, the question of malice and lack of probable cause should have been submitted to the jury. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Davis and Close, JJ., concur.