Harris v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.

REINHARD, Judge.

In this false arrest case, plaintiff sought $25,000 in actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from Associated Dry Goods Corporation, the parent company of Stix, Baer and Fuller, and Jesse Nash, a security guard in Stix, Baer and Fuller at the time of the alleged incident. Plaintiff was arrested in the Stix, Baer and Fuller downtown store on August 3,1973 allegedly for stealing a small money purse. As a result of the arrest, plaintiff spent five days and nights in jail. Thereafter, her employment of seven years was terminated.

On October 10, 1979, a jury returned a…