Jones v. Gwynne

FRYE, Justice.

On defendants’ appeal, the issue is whether the Court of Ap- . peals correctly found no error when the trial court instructed the jury in a malicious prosecution action that subsequent indictments by a grand jury could not be considered as evidence of probable cause. On plaintiffs cross-appeal, we review that portion of the Court of Appeals’ decision which holds that the plaintiffs evidence was insufficient to sustain a jury award of punitive damages. On defendants’ appeal, we affirm. On plaintiffs cross-appeal we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the…