Crockett Motor Sales, Inc. v. London

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Victor London brought this action for malicious prosecution against Crockett Motor Sales, from whom London had bought a car on credit in 1975. When the car was repossessed for delinquency in 1976, the motor was missing. London’s complaint alleged that Crockett Motors, without probable cause and with malice, charged London with having taken the motor and transmission to defraud a secured creditor, a felony. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2304 (Repl. 1977). The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment awarding London $7,500 actual damages and $5,000 punitive damages. For…