Legal Opinion
Kesmodel v. Rand
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2004No. B165072PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, Acting P. J.
A tenant of an apartment building sued two other tenants for false imprisonment after they falsely claimed he was a “peeping Tom” and placed him under citizen’s arrest. The matter was tried to a jury which found in plaintiff’s favor. The jury awarded economic, noneconomic and punitive damages. Defendant tenants appeal, claiming they are immune from liability under Civil Code section 47, subdivision (b) because their acts and communications with the police in effecting the citizen’s arrest were designed to prompt action by government officials and thus were…
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