Stephen Cantrell v. Martin Sir

This appeal involves a trial court's grant of summary judgment, which dismissed a doctor's claim for malicious prosecution against an attorney. The attorney had drafted a complaint for a former patient of the doctor that was filed by the patient pro se several years prior to the initiation of the present suit. The patient's claim was ultimately dismissed, prompting the doctor to file suit against the attorney who drafted the complaint. The trial court found that the doctor was unable to show a basis for finding malice or damages and granted summary judgment in favor of the attorney. For the following reasons, we affirm.