Lucas v. Daniel International Corp.

WELLIYER, Judge.

Respondent, Steven Walter Lucas, brought this suit for malicious prosecution against appellant Daniel International Corporation in the Circuit Court of Callaway County. The cause initially was tried in Cole County on a change of venue. The jury returned a verdict for respondent, awarding him $250,000 in actual damages and $200,000 in punitive damages. The trial court sustained a motion for a new trial, apparently on the ground that the verdict was so grossly excessive as to indicate bias, passion and prejudice. The case was retried in the Circuit Court of Pettis County and the…