Pace v. Kroger Co.

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Kroger Company appeals a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, Lois Pace and Eckle Pace, in a malicious *141prosecution action. The jury awarded Mrs. Pace $10,-000 in compensatory damages and Mr. Pace $171.25 for legal fees. The action arose from a 1963 incident in which Mrs. Pace was accused of shoplifting in the Kroger store in the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center in Allegheny County.

During the course of the jury’s deliberation the foreman sent the following note to the judge: “It is requested that the court submit a list of those items which can be considered under…