ial Stores, Inc. v. Scarbrough, 355 So. 2d 1181, 1185 (Fla. 1977) ("It is recognized that malice may be inferred from the absence of probable cause. Adams v. WhiWeld, 290 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1974); Duval Jewelry Co. v. Smith, 102 Fla. 717, 136 So. 878 (Fla. 1931). However, malice is not legally synonymous with the a