Southeast Zayre, Inc. v. Carswell

A jury found in favor of appellee on his claim of assault and battery, malicious prosecution, slander, false imprisonment, and negligence, and the trial court entered a final judgment accordingly. The defendants at trial, appellants here, have raised several points on appeal, the most significant of which (and the only one which merits discussion) concerns the failure of the trial court to grant a mistrial on the basis of alleged improper and prejudicial conduct on the part of the appellee’s counsel during the course of the trial.

The factual circumstances surrounding the incident giving rise…