What Are the Elements of Abuse of Process?
Posted on: March 15, 2009 by: admin
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The elements of a claim for abuse of process are: 1) an illegal, improper or perverted use of duly issued legal process that is not warranted or authorized; 2) an improper purpose in exercising the use of process; and 3) resulting damage. Lafferty v. Rhudy, 878 S.W.2d 833, 836 (Mo.App.W.D. 1994) (citing Stafford v. Muster, 582 S.W.2d 670, 678 (Mo.banc 1979)).? Misischia v. St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, No. ED74687 01 (Mo.App. E.D. 2000).
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