Is there a cause of action for malicious prosecution?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Hill, 237 Cal.App.2d 374, 47 Cal.Rptr. 49 (Cal. App. 1965):
A cause of action for malicious prosecution does not accrue until there has been a favorable termination of the action claimed to constitute the malicious prosecution. (Ferraris v. Levy, 223 Cal.App.2d 408, 36 Cal.Rptr. 30.)
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