Can a defendant sue for malicious prosecution respecting any count for which he was acquitted?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from German v. Major, 1985 ABCA 176 (CanLII):
German raises collaterally and not as a separate ground of appeal the argument that he can sue for malicious prosecution respecting any count for which he was acquitted even if his suit is barred respecting other counts. He cites Wilson v. Tennant (1894) 25 O.R. 339.
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