2605 REVIEW DENIED A creditor who is aware that the person it is suing on a debt is claiming that the documents evidencing the debt are forgeries and who knows that it will be unable to authenticate the alleged debtor's signature lacks probable cause to sue the alleged debtor and, if it does sue, may be liable in a subsequent malicious prosecution action by the alleged debtor.CitationARCARO v SILVA (Forged Credit App) 77 CA4 152 [See: EvC 500, 1414-1421; Sheldon Appel v Albert 47 C3 863; Puryear v Golden Bear 66 CA4 1188, T/AT 10/98]
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