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  "id": 5410200,
  "name": "William A. Zeno, Appellee, v. Dr. James H. Ballard, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Zeno v. Ballard",
  "decision_date": "1917-04-30",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 22,937",
  "first_page": "421",
  "last_page": "422",
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      "cite": "205 Ill. App. 421"
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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  "provenance": {
    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
    "source": "Harvard",
    "batch": "2018"
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  "casebody": {
    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "William A. Zeno, Appellee, v. Dr. James H. Ballard, Appellant."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Me. Presiding Justice McSurely\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Me. Presiding Justice McSurely"
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    "attorneys": [
      "William S. Stahl, for appellant.",
      "No appearance for appellee."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "William A. Zeno, Appellee, v. Dr. James H. Ballard, Appellant.\nGen. No. 22,937.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.\nReversed and judgment here.\nOpinion filed April 30, 1917.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by William A. Zeno, plaintiff, against Dr. James H. Ballard, defendant, to recover damages for malicious prosecution of a criminal case against plaintiff. From a judgment for seventy dollars in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.\nWilliam S. Stahl, for appellant.\nNo appearance for appellee.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Malicious prosecution, \u00a7 13 \u2014when person acting on advice of prosecuting attorney is not liable for arrest of plaintiff on criminal charge. In an action for malicious prosecution for causing plaintiffs arrest, where it appeared that plaintiff, hy forging defendant\u2019s name to a receipt for certain articles, secured such articles; that plaintiff possessed a bad reputation, and had previously served in the bridewell on a sentence for forgery; that before taking out the warrant the defendant went to the State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s office and accurately stated the facts to two assistant State\u2019s Attorneys and was by them advised to get out a warrant for forgery, and was directed to another assistant State\u2019s Attorney at a branch of the Municipal Court, and, upon stating the facts to him, was advised to get out the warrant and thereupon he caused the arrest of plaintiff, held that under such circumstances the defendant could not be held answerable.\n2. Malicious prosecution, \u00a7 13*\u2014when person consulting attorney not liable for institution of criminal proceedings. Where a person before commencing criminal proceedings consults an attorney in good standing and gives him all the facts, and then acts upon the attorney\u2019s advice, he will not be liable in an action for malicious prosecution.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols, XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
  },
  "file_name": "0421-01",
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