Contractor’s Malicious Prosecution Win Upheld 
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Published: January 19, 2011
Tags: Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., Supreme Court of Virginia, Tort
The Supreme Court of Virginia affirms a judgment for a contractor in his malicious prosecution action against owners of a commercial building who hired the contractor for renovations of the building and then complained to the sheriff’s office about construction fraud after they disagreed over damage to the building’s roof and completion of the job.
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