98 Wis. 2d 97 - Heilgeist v. Chasser’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 1991
most recently cited
2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 37 Ill. App. 2d 235 - March v. Cacioppo · 72 Wis. 2d 356 - Thompson v. Beecham · Pollock v. Vilter Manufacturing Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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““ ‘1. There must have been a prior institution or continuation of some regular judicial proceedings against the plaintiff in this action for malicious prosecution. “ ‘2. Such former proceedings must have been by, or at the instance of, the defendant in this action for malicious prosecution. “ ‘3. The former proceedings must have terminated in favor of the defendant therein, the plaintiff in the action for malicious prosecution. “ ‘4. There must have been malice in instituting the former proceedings. “ ‘5. There must have been want of probable cause for the institution of the former proceedings. “ ‘6. There must have been injury or damage resulting to the plaintiff from the former proceedings.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.