Fowler v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

HOOD, Associate Judge.

This action, which was originally filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, started out with four plaintiffs, Marie Fowler, her husband William, Clarence Reed, and Clarice Price, and with two defendants, Safeway Stores Inc. and Chauncey T. James. For alleged . false arrests, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and slander, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler sought compensatory damages of $250,000 and punitive damages of $500,000; and Clarence Reed and Clarice Price each sought compensatory damages of $100,000 and punitive damages…