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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)

Citation
Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
Parent Document
Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2004-06-21

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Abuse of process “ ‘arises when a legal proceeding, although set in motion in proper form, becomes perverted to accomplish an ulterior or a wrongful purpose for which it was not designed.’ ” Butera v. Boucher, 798 A.2d 340, 353 (R.I.2002) (quoting Clyne v. Doyle, 740 A.2d 781, 783 (R.I.1999) (per curiam)). The elements that must be proven are: “(1) the defendant instituted proceedings or process against the plaintiff and (2) the defendant used these proceedings for an ulterior or wrongful purpose that the proceedings were not designed to accomplish.” But-era, 798 A.2d at 353. When viewed in this light, it is apparent that plaintiffs’ cause of action necessarily fails.