Harold McLaughlin Reliable Truck Brokers, Inc. v. Cox

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

This malicious-prosecution case was before this court in a previous appeal. See Cox v. McLaughlin, 315 Ark. 338, 867 S.W.2d 460 (1993). In that opinion, we reversed a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Harold McLaughlin and Reliable Truck Brokers, Inc., d/b/a Champion Transportation Services, Inc. Upon remand, the case went to trial, and the jury found that plaintiff, Toby James Cox, was entitled to $18,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. The trial court entered judgment accordingly. As this is the second appeal of this case, this…