Thompson v. General Finance Co., Inc.

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an action for malicious prosecution and false arrest. The matter was tried to a jury which returned a general verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $10,000 actual damages and $5,837.50 punitive damages. Appeal has been duly perfected by the defendants.

The appellants assert ten points for a reversal of the judgment, many of which hinge upon a determination as to whether a full and truthful disclosure was made by the complaining witness to the county attorney’s office when the criminal charge was initiated.

The facts giving rise…