Beinhorn v. Saraceno

The plaintiff instituted an action for false arrest against the defendant. From the judgment rendered after a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff has appealed claiming that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury regarding the plaintiffs burden of proof to establish a lack of probable cause for her arrest, (2) submitted interrogatories to the jury regarding matters of law, and (3) precluded the plaintiff from offering rebuttal evidence. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury could have reasonably found the following facts. On the evening…