Legal Opinion
Melton v. LaCalamito
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1981No. 61405PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellee filed this action against appellants Melton and U-Haul Co. of Western Georgia, Inc. (U-Haul) seeking damages for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. A jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee in the amount of $10,000 actual damages and $5,000 punitive damages. Appellants enumerate as error the trial court’s denial of their several motions for directed verdict. Appellants also enumerate several instructional deficiencies and contend that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.
On May 29, 1976 appellee rented a trailer and hitch from a U-Haul…
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