B. Elements

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B. Elements

To recover in a claim for malicious prosecution, plaintiff must show:

(1) the institution or continuation of original judicial proceedings,² either civil or criminal;
(2) by, or at the instance of, the defendant;
(3) termination of such proceedings in plaintiff's favor;
(4) defendant's malice in instituting such proceedings;
(5) lack of probable cause; and
(6) resulting injury or damage.³

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Notes:

^[2] See Gecy v. Somerset Point at Lady's Island Homeowners Ass'n, 426 S.C. 540, 828 S.E.2d 73 (Ct. App. 2019)...