Legal Opinion
Goodwin v. Metts
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1989No. 88-2135PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial, Vernon 0. Maxwell was held liable for wrongful prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury found Maxwell and James R. Metts liable for common law malicious prosecution. It awarded compensatory damages to the plaintiffs, James Kenneth Goodwin and Eddie Earl Hallman, and assessed punitive damages against Maxwell. Metts and Maxwell appeal from the district court’s denial of their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial. We set aside the verdict for punitive damages because the evidence does not justify it. We…
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