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CHRISTINE SMITH v. DILLARD TENNESSEE OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ET AL.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 26, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Christine Smith, Memphis, Tennessee, pro se.

Attorneys 2: Robert L.J. Spence, Jr., and Kristina A. Woo, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellees, Dillard Tennessee Operating Limited Partnership and Timothy Culver.

Judge(s): BENNETT

The trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s malicious prosecution case at the summary judgment stage on the basis that she had failed to establish an element of the cause of action. Like the trial court, we conclude that the plaintiff failed to show that the nolle prosequi resolution of the underlying criminal matter constituted a favorable termination. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

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