Grainger v. Hill

The plaintiff mortgaged his ship to the defendant, retaining control of the vessel with a year to repay the mortgage, but before the repayment deadline arrived the defendant threatened to arrest the plaintiff unless he paid immediately, and then had him arrested when he refused; the plaintiff sued for abuse of process, prevailed at trial, and the defendant moved for a nonsuit on the ground that the plaintiff hadn't proven the termination of a prior proceeding in his favor or a lack of probable cause.